Testimonies – Forever in the West

Describing how he published his first book with the support of the Canadian Polish Congress.

Describing the horrible conditions of the 2-year farm contract that 4,800 Polish soldiers signed up for.

On arrival in Canada, Czeslaw passed a more detailed medical examination in Kingston, Ontario and was found to have active TB on his left lung. He and some 100 others …

Describing the years in the US military

Marriage in France, followed by a son and a daughter

Describing the kind of work she did at her first job in Canada

Mieczyslaw describes his community involvement and some of the successes he helped to achieve.

With his usual sense of humour, Alex describes why he decided to move to Canada.

Summing up the good and bad things about his life experiences.

An Australian at the Cairo hospital said I should come to Australia after the war.

Frank describes how the builder he worked for in Australia was a driver in Iran, and had driven the Polish refugees from the Pahlavi to Teheran.

Memoir written by John ( Jan) Drewniak about his and his family experience in World War 2. In 1941 Jan was conscripted into the Russian Army from his hometown Postolowka …

Jozef describes how incredibly lonely he was when he ended up alone on the farm, away from all his mates. Having a bike helped a bit because it allowed him …

Barbara talks about her mother leaving Poland in 1956 to finally re-join Barbara’s father and brother who had remained in the UK after the end of the war.

This video clip is from the documentary “Moja młodość, moje szczęście, mój świat…“ (My youth, my good luck, my world). Scenario & realization: Joanna and Piotr Perczyński, Photos & mounting: …

Maria tells how her cousins were smuggled out of Poland by Jews leaving for Palestine, in thanks for having saved their children.