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Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 1:51 PM

Subject: [Kresy-Siberia] Re: Re: Our movie with Andrzej Wajda

Graham -
You are correct, of course.  I had a particular relative in mind from my husband's side of the family, not mine, when I wrote that.  He had never heard of Katyn until hearing it from me, but neither would I consider that person well-informed!  Ha!  Notice I wrote "most."  I probably should have said there are far more people that have some smattering of Katyn knowledge than of the deportations.   

Ideally the film should have mass worldwide appeal to the average "Joe" who is uninformed.  You are correct also--subtitles should be out because average Joes do not go to "art" films, let alone subtitled films.

Eve

I'm sorry to disagree, but most people who would regularly pass for 'well-informed' have NEVER heard of Katyn, and what would end up as being distributed as a limited (Coasts-only!) art-house foreign language movie, by however eminent a veteran director, would do damn all but to peg it as an en passant backwater of 20th Century history, interesting but ultimately of limited importance in the wider course of events (eg 6million.....), and it's extremely unlikely that a film from such a source would do anything (because its primary audience wouldn't need it) to develop and explain the context and consequencies of Katyn. And that really does need to be explained. Having read the post, I phoned my son, at a leading UK university. I caught him (surprise) in the bar, with a group of 16 chums (3 of whom were reading modern history). I got him to ask about Katyn. Only one of them (a biologist) had ever heard of Katyn, but he got the details of what had happened wrong. And that biologist's name was..........Janek Zamoyski.

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Does anyone remember a superb BBC dramatised documentary about Katyn around 30
yrs ago? It would be interesting to get that out to the History Channel and
equivalents. Does anyone remember the details? It might have been a Monitor or a
Chronicle programme, and intercut re-enactment with the Nazi disinternment
footage. It certainly antedates Louis Fitzgibbon's book, so maybe around 1969?
Must still exist in a vault somewhere.

g

---- Kresy-Siberia@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> Hi Eve, I also share the same experience as you. For my generation (late
40's), only the ones who are interested in "everything Polish" know about Katyn
and the deportations. I believe big-name stars in Hollywood would give the film
credibility. I think alot of stars would jump at the chance of being in this
type of film. So many Hollywood celebrities seem to have a social conscience and
would like to make the world aware of wrong-doings. Subtitles would definetly
drag the movie down (boring and "B" quality). Its truly amazing in this day and
age a movie about Katyn hasn't hit the screen. This type of film could stir
interest among our young people to explore their Polish roots. My kids could be
an exception, both are very proud and intersested in their Polish roots (late
teens). A movie about Katyn could be the equivalent to (effect of)  the American
film "Roots".
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Eve5J@...
>   To: Kresy-Siberia@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 1:51 PM
>   Subject: [Kresy-Siberia] Re: Re: Our movie with Andrzej Wajda
>
>
>   Graham -
>   You are correct, of course.  I had a particular relative in mind from my
husband's side of the family, not mine, when I wrote that.  He had never heard
of Katyn until hearing it from me, but neither would I consider that person
well-informed!  Ha!  Notice I wrote "most."  I probably should have said there
are far more people that have some smattering of Katyn knowledge than of the
deportations.
>
>   Ideally the film should have mass worldwide appeal to the average "Joe" who
is uninformed.  You are correct also--subtitles should be out because average
Joes do not go to "art" films, let alone subtitled films.
>
>   Eve
>
>
>     I'm sorry to disagree, but most people who would regularly pass for
'well-informed' have NEVER heard of Katyn, and what would end up as being
distributed as a limited (Coasts-only!) art-house foreign language movie, by
however eminent a veteran director, would do damn all but to peg it as an en
passant backwater of 20th Century history, interesting but ultimately of limited
importance in the wider course of events (eg 6million.....), and it's extremely
unlikely that a film from such a source would do anything (because its primary
audience wouldn't need it) to develop and explain the context and consequencies
of Katyn. And that really does need to be explained. Having read the post, I
phoned my son, at a leading UK university. I caught him (surprise) in the bar,
with a group of 16 chums (3 of whom were reading modern history). I got him to
ask about Katyn. Only one of them (a biologist) had ever heard of Katyn, but he
got the details of what had happened wrong. And that biologist's name
was..........Janek Zamoyski.
>
>
>
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Barbara

Dezio,

I think you'll have difficulty buying a copy of 'Polesie Wschodnie', with it
being out of print - you'll have to try through someone that deals in
second-hand or antiquarian books.

:o(

Halina


>From: Dlachocki@...
>Reply-To: Kresy-Siberia@yahoogroups.com
>To: Kresy-Siberia@yahoogroups.com
>CC: Dlachocki@...
>Subject: Re: [Kresy-Siberia] Re: pre-WWI roots in the Kresy / Belarus
>Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2003 01:08:43 EST
>
>To All,
>I am very much interested to get my (Poleszuka)hands on that book. Could it
>be possibly available in U.S Can anybody help me with information how to
>get
>it?
>
>Czesc!
>Dezio Lachocki


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...
This is true.  What about these previously deported people and the Poles who choose to stay in Siberia when amnesty was granted?  

Eve Jesionka Jankowicz

From: Graham Sanders <g@...>

Does anyone remember a superb BBC dramatised documentary about Katyn around 30 yrs ago? It would be interesting to get that out to the History Channel and equivalents. Does anyone remember the details? It might have been a Monitor or a Chronicle programme, and intercut re-enactment with the Nazi disinternment footage. It certainly antedates Louis Fitzgibbon's book, so maybe around 1969? Must still exist in a vault somewhere.

Check out this link.  It explains why a film about the deportations
hasn't been made yet.  Very interesting...

Barb & Vyto

http://reason.com/0006/fe.kb.hollywoods.shtml

----- Original Message -----

From: Eve5J@...

To: Kresy-Siberia@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2003 7:48 AM

Subject: [Kresy-Siberia] Re: Previous Deportations of Poles to Siberia

Stefan,
Yes, these Poles were from Minsk according to the book, and it was the 1930s.  I forgot to include the date in my post.  The thing that I found surprising about this, was again the Polish Government "forgot" about those Poles as well.  The particular posiolek the writer referred to was built by these previously deported Poles and not Ukrainians. 

Some months ago my aunt told me that her teacher in the USSR had a Polish surname which she still remembers.  Some of the posioleks were built by Ukrainians and others by Poles.  I wonder if any of the previously deported left the USSR when amnesty was granted.

The writer must have been incorrect though, because Minsk was part of interwar Poland, wasn't it.  How could the Soviets deport Polish citizens at that time?  Interesting.

Ewa  

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It sounds like this reference is to the Poles who were deported from the western USSR (eg. eastern Ukraine) in the 1930's (ie. prior to the war).  There were Poles all through this area, though thinning out generally as one went further east.  And the Ukrainians were also deported during the "Great Famine" imposed by Stalin to force farm collectivisation.  Millions died, and many were deported to build the special settlements that were later there (their previous inhabitants having died or been moved on) for some of the Poles to move into.





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Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2003 5:17 PM

Subject: [Kresy-Siberia] Reason magazine -- June 2000, Hollywood's Missing Movies byKenneth Lloyd Billingsley

Check out this link.  It explains why a film about the deportations
hasn't been made yet.  Very interesting...

Barb & Vyto



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http://reason.com/0006/fe.kb.hollywoods.shtml

Dear Mr Billingsley

I have just read your article about "Why American films have ignored =
life under communism" and found it very interesting.

My mother was a young Polish girl of 6, when she and her family were =
deported from Eastern Poland by the Russians. I have recently joined a =
group where we are all directly related to people who suffered terribly =
at the hands of the Soviet Union, during World War II. We all have first =
hand information about what really happened, which we have documented on =
our web site. We have an abundance of research material, which in the =
right hands, could be turned into an exceptional film...........a film =
to tell the world things that have been covered up by the Allied Forces =
and the Soviet Union for over 60 years.

We really need someone in the film industry to take a keen interest in =
our mission to tell the world our stories. Would you be interested in =
helping us or at least advising us on how to make contact with the right =
people?=20

Please feel welcome to visit our web sites to get a taste of what we are =
all about.
     http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kresy-Siberia
  http://www.AForgottenOdyssey.com

 If you are interested I can then get you further access to our sites =
and would be honoured if you wanted to read my family's story =
"Zbigniew's Story".

I hope you can help us.

Regards

Dianne Custance

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: amkar@...

To: kresy-siberia@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2003 5:17 PM

Subject: [Kresy-Siberia] Reason magazine -- June 2000, Hollywood's Missing Movies byKenneth Lloyd Billingsley

Check out this link.  It explains why a film about the deportations
hasn't been made yet.  Very interesting...

Barb & Vyto

---

http://reason.com/0006/fe.kb.hollywoods.shtml

The writer must have been incorrect though, because Minsk was part of interwar Poland, wasn't it.  How could the Soviets deport Polish citizens at that time?  Interesting.

Ewa   

From: "Custance.family" <Custance.family@...>

It's Dianne again.
Another brick wall. You know the e mail I sent to Billingsley(below)..............well it's come back............problem with the address or something.
I almost got excited there.

(74551.271@...) - This is the address given at the bottom of his article. Does anyone know why it didn't work?

Dear group members,

While this is not exactly concerned with the Soviet persecution of Polish
citizens, it is clearly related as an associated story.  Also, many of us
(like me) had families persecuted by both the Germans and the Soviets -
especially while these two were in their friendship alliance.

For those of us without any complaints against the Nazis, this is may be an
interesting insight to accompany our recent discussions about having a film
made on the deportations.

Stefan Wisniowski

----------
> From: "Richard Widerynski" <richpna@...>
> Reply-To: "Richard Widerynski" <richpna@...>
> Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2003 23:09:09 -0800
> To: "Stefan Wisniowski" <swisniowski@...>
> Subject: Fw: [PAC_ND] Documentary on Nazi persecution
>
> Dear Stefan,
> Am forwarding the following request. I believe it may fit in with the goals
> of the Siberia/Kresy organization.
> Take care,
> Rich Widerynski
> Subject: [PAC_ND] Documentary on Nazi persecution
>
>
>> From:
>> Aldona Wos, M.D.
>> Member, United States Holocaust Memorial Council
>>
>> Richard C. Lukas, Ph.D., L.H.D.
>> Historian and Author of "The Forgotten Holocaust"
>> and "Did the Children Cry?"
>>
>> Bozenna Urbanowicz Gilbride
>> Associate Producer,
>> Film: "ZEGOTA: Council for Aid to Jews in Occupied Poland: 1942-1945"
>>
>> March 20, 2003
>>
>> Dear Friends,
>>
>> Please help!  We only have four weeks to raise $100,000 or an
>> opportunity to educate the world about the Christian Polish experience
>> during World War II will be lost.  Any amount that you can send, $50 or
>> as much as $5,000, is vitally important.  We must not let this project
>> die.
>>
>> Especially since nearly 100 hours of interview footage has already been
>> filmed.
>>
>> The two-hour Documentary, Nazi Persecution of Polish Christians (working
>> title), produced by Barbara Herbich, with sponsorship from the New York
>> Foundation for the Arts, is an educational and historical film in
>> progress that is desperately in need of post-production funding.  She
>> has spent four years working on this historically significant
>> documentary about the little known facts of the victimization of the
>> Polish Christians by the Nazis.
>>
>> Of the $300,000 production budget, approximately $200,000 has been
>> raised from various corporations, foundations and individuals. However,
>> $100,000 is needed for post-production costs to be raised within the
>> next four weeks, or the project will not be completed.
>>
>> Please send contributions to:  New York Foundation for the Arts
>> 155 Avenue of the Americas
>> New York, NY  10013-1507
>> Attn:  Tina Travis
>>
>> Please note:  Barbara Kathleen Herbich for Nazi persecution of Polish
>> Christians
>>
>> All contributions are tax-deductible.
>>
>> The film is the creation of Barbara Kathleen Herbich Academy Award
>> Nominee and winner of international film awards including two CINE Gold
>> Eagles.
>>
>> Our opinion is that this film has the potential of being perhaps the
>> most important documentary presentation of Poland's victimization under
>> the Nazis since the end of World War II.
>>
>> Antony Polonsky, the Albert Abramson Professor of Holocaust Studies
>> atBrandeis University says, "I strongly support Ms. Herbich's
>> film-in-progress.  I very much hope that the film obtains the financial
>> backing it deserves."
>>
>> PBS Executive, Anne Robinson wrote to Ms. Herbich, "The film...promises
>> to be a sensitive presentation of a complex and difficult subject.  Your
>> proposed film on an important and little known chapter in the history of
>> Polish citizens during the Nazi era is well-suited as a special for our
>> national prime time schedule."
>>
>> In addition to broadcasts on PBS and possibly the History Channel,
>> through Direct Cinema Limited, videocassettes will be available to
>> schools, universities, libraries, community centers and museums.
>> Special screenings will encourage public discussion through a broad
>> range of church, civic and educational organizations.
>>
>> Exhaustive research has gone into this extraordinary project.  For a
>> summary of this film project by Barbara Herbich, see
>> http://www.pacwashmetrodiv.org/projects/
>>
>> Please support this nearly funded project through a contribution TODAY
>> and by forwarding this to anyone and everyone that you know who might be
>> interested in helping as well.  You will make a difference in how
>> history is viewed.
>>
>> Respectfully,
>>
>> Aldona Wos, M.D.
>> Richard C. Lukas, Ph.D., L.H.D.
>> Bozenna Urbanowicz Gilbride
>>

Richard,
I believe that this book is mainly in Polish, is it not (other than the
intro)?

Stefan Wisniowski

> From: "Richard Widerynski" <richpna@...>
>
> Dear Stefan,
> Don't know if you or the KS group are aware of this new book so I'm sending
> on some info.
> Regards,
> Rich Widerynski
>
> Subject: [PAC_ND] New book on Borderland events in WW2
>
>
>> EJSZYSZKI: THE BACKGROUND TO THE EVENTS IN EJSZYSZKI - THE EPILOGUE TO
>> POLISH-JEWISH RELATIONS IN THE EASTERN BORDERLANDS, 1944-1945.
>> Marek Jan Chodakiewicz, Ed.
>> 554 pgs.
>> Fronda Publications, Warsaw 2003
>> Price 40.50 zl. (ab. $10) when ordered online (plus S&H)
>> http://www.ksiegarnia.fronda.pl/sklep.php?a=4&id=973
>>
>> A 2-volume collection of NKVD (precursor of KGB) records, Jewish and
>> Christian memoirs and historical essays collected and edited with a
>> bi-lingual (English and Polish) introduction by Marek Jan Chodakiewicz,
>> Kosciuszko Chair Professor of Polish Studies at the University of
>> Virginia and nominee in 2002 for the J. Mackiewicz award for his book
>> "Jews and Poles, 1918-1955" (Fronda, 2000). This is the first historical
>> work in Poland on the true events in Ejszyszki, making possible the
>> refutation of the theses of Yaffa Eliach in this matter. Fascinating
>> reading!
>>
>> The contributors include Dr. John Radzilowski, Dr. Jaroslaw Wolkonowski,
>> and others.
>> The eye witness testimonies are by Icchak Sonensohn, Wanda Lisowska,
>> Leibke Kaganovich, Witold Andruszkiewicz, and others.
>>
>>
>
>
>
>

Of the thirty-eight individuals I interviewed for my research, a large
number recalled encountering on their arrival Ukrainians, Poles, and others
(e.g. German, Japanese, Chechen, etc.) who had been there for some years.  A
couple commented how fortunate they felt because when they arrived the
'settlement' was at least already built and established; even expressing
gratitude that there was warmth when they arrived, noting the lives lost
when the first 'settlers' arrived to the wilderness, no warm 'home' to rest
in after a long day's labour.  For those who did not arrive at an
established settlement, their first task was to build rudimentary, crude
housing (barracks), etc. out of the wilderness, often using only the tools
they brought.  As we all know, it was a hard life, all round.  When groups
arrived to 'established' settlements, there were people to 'mentor' them, if
you will; offer advice, such as where to find edible mushrooms in the
forest, which guards were nasty, which kind, and so on.  Many were shocked
when they realized how long previous arrivals had been there, some feeling
initial terrible waves of hopelessness when learning that others had been
there 10 or more years---in some cases since WWI and the Polish/Soviet war
1919/20, or even earlier, more than one generation!---having settled into a
kind of surreal family/community life.  I expect most of you heard of the
Russian expression, noted, I believe, in Stefan Weydenfeld's book, "The Ice
Road":  "This is where you will live and this is where you will die."
Inherent ideological hopelessness...  In my work, I learned of some ways in
which survival 'wins':  sometimes in the form of 'faith', and/or out of the
strength/courage/imagination of mothers, and/or in the ability to draw on
the most basic primitive instincts to live, and/or a necessary measure of
hope.  Hope that Poland and the world would never forget them and,
ultimately, free them.  Those who came out were 'permitted'... many were
held back because their labour was so desperately needed for the Soviet war
effort, and camp commanders had outputs to generate, orders to fill, and if
they failed, they too would find themselves suffering harder labour.  What a
system!  The fear of each individual dictates how they interact with/treat
others.  Hunger, sufferance of labour, loss of dignity, all terrible fears
that drove the machine!  Even today, incentives are often established to
draw workers to the remote resource-based camps, including coal mines,
forestry, etc., only for workers to find after a long period of labour, the
pay not always forthcoming.  I recall reading about coal miner's striking
some years ago... the system still depends on labour, most of it sojourners
who have families, homes, communities elsewhere.  The remote 'places' not
always appealing for long-term family/community living, and the money not
always trickling down to labour's pockets.  Just some musings... Helen.

Dear Stefan,
I assume your right, it is probably in Polish.
Rich Widerynski
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stefan Wisniowski" <swisniowski@...>
To: <Kresy-Siberia@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2003 11:31 PM
Subject: [Kresy-Siberia] FW: [PAC_ND] New book on Borderland events in WW2


Richard,
I believe that this book is mainly in Polish, is it not (other than the
intro)?

Stefan Wisniowski

> From: "Richard Widerynski" <richpna@...>
>
> Dear Stefan,
> Don't know if you or the KS group are aware of this new book so I'm
sending
> on some info.
> Regards,
> Rich Widerynski
>
> Subject: [PAC_ND] New book on Borderland events in WW2
>
>
>> EJSZYSZKI: THE BACKGROUND TO THE EVENTS IN EJSZYSZKI - THE EPILOGUE TO
>> POLISH-JEWISH RELATIONS IN THE EASTERN BORDERLANDS, 1944-1945.
>> Marek Jan Chodakiewicz, Ed.
>> 554 pgs.
>> Fronda Publications, Warsaw 2003
>> Price 40.50 zl. (ab. $10) when ordered online (plus S&H)
>> http://www.ksiegarnia.fronda.pl/sklep.php?a=4&id=973
>>
>> A 2-volume collection of NKVD (precursor of KGB) records, Jewish and
>> Christian memoirs and historical essays collected and edited with a
>> bi-lingual (English and Polish) introduction by Marek Jan Chodakiewicz,
>> Kosciuszko Chair Professor of Polish Studies at the University of
>> Virginia and nominee in 2002 for the J. Mackiewicz award for his book
>> "Jews and Poles, 1918-1955" (Fronda, 2000). This is the first historical
>> work in Poland on the true events in Ejszyszki, making possible the
>> refutation of the theses of Yaffa Eliach in this matter. Fascinating
>> reading!
>>
>> The contributors include Dr. John Radzilowski, Dr. Jaroslaw Wolkonowski,
>> and others.
>> The eye witness testimonies are by Icchak Sonensohn, Wanda Lisowska,
>> Leibke Kaganovich, Witold Andruszkiewicz, and others.
>>
>>
>
>
>
>



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Hello.  I have just been informed that my historical novel about
Anders'Army entitled 'The Brief Sun' has won 1st place in the
10th Annual Writer's Digest International Self-Published Book Awards -
  genre fiction category.  There were over 2100 books entered with
over 350 in the genre fiction category.

I believe this is further evidence that people who are not of Polish
descent find this story fascintating with exposure being the limiting
factor.

For anyone interested, there is an electronic version of this novel
available under "files."

Thanks,
Bob Ambros

Bob,
Wonderful news!!  Congratulations...............
janie :-)




I have just been informed that my historical novel about
> Anders'Army entitled 'The Brief Sun' has won 1st place in the
> 10th Annual Writer's Digest International Self-Published Book Awards - genre
fiction category.  There were over 2100 books entered with over 350 in the genre
fiction category.
>
> Thanks,
> Bob Ambros

----- Original Message -----

From: Robert Ambros

To: Kresy-Siberia@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 12:26 PM

Subject: [Kresy-Siberia] Novel about Anders' Army wins award

Hello.  I have just been informed that my historical novel about
Anders'Army entitled 'The Brief Sun' has won 1st place in the
10th Annual Writer's Digest International Self-Published Book Awards -
genre fiction category.  There were over 2100 books entered with
over 350 in the genre fiction category.

I believe this is further evidence that people who are not of Polish
descent find this story fascintating with exposure being the limiting
factor.

For anyone interested, there is an electronic version of this novel
available under "files."

Thanks,
Bob Ambros





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From: Eve5J@...

To: Kresy-Siberia@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2003 10:48 AM

Subject: [Kresy-Siberia] Re: Previous Deportations of Poles to Siberia

Stefan,
Yes, these Poles were from Minsk according to the book, and it was the 1930s.  I forgot to include the date in my post.  The thing that I found surprising about this, was again the Polish Government "forgot" about those Poles as well.  The particular posiolek the writer referred to was built by these previously deported Poles and not Ukrainians. 

Some months ago my aunt told me that her teacher in the USSR had a Polish surname which she still remembers.  Some of the posioleks were built by Ukrainians and others by Poles.  I wonder if any of the previously deported left the USSR when amnesty was granted.

The writer must have been incorrect though, because Minsk was part of interwar Poland, wasn't it.  How could the Soviets deport Polish citizens at that time?  Interesting.

Ewa  

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It sounds like this reference is to the Poles who were deported from the western USSR (eg. eastern Ukraine) in the 1930's (ie. prior to the war).  There were Poles all through this area, though thinning out generally as one went further east.  And the Ukrainians were also deported during the "Great Famine" imposed by Stalin to force farm collectivisation.  Millions died, and many were deported to build the special settlements that were later there (their previous inhabitants having died or been moved on) for some of the Poles to move into.





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Congratulations on your award. You can take much pride in this event due to your effort. I do have one question, that is, where (which web site) might I find the electronic version of your book?
Thank you and I look forward to reading your book.
Anthony Dzimitrowicz