Gallery – Polish Refugees in the Middle East
Ryszard_Bitner-Glindzicz_1942
Ryszard_Bitner-Glindzicz_1942
Helen Bitner
Israel
Marynia Teheran 1943
Marynia Teheran 1943
Helen Bitner
During WWII
Iran
Ryszard_Teheran_1943
Ryszard_Teheran_1943
Helen Bitner
Iran
OUTING_RYS_MARYNIA_1942
OUTING_RYS_MARYNIA_1942
Helen Bitner
Iran
TEHERAN_1_1943
TEHERAN_1_1943
Helen Bitner
Iran
Rys_1945
Rys_1945
Helen Bitner
Israel
TEHERAN_2_1943
TEHERAN_2_1943
Helen Bitner
Iran
Rys_1945_2
Rys_1945_2
Helen Bitner
Israel
PALESTINE_1945-6 JANUSZ MARYNIA, KRYSTYNA RUDLICKA
PALESTINE_1945-6 JANUSZ MARYNIA, KRYSTYNA RUDLICKA
Helen Bitner
Israel
Rys_in_Teheran_1943
Rys_in_Teheran_1943
Helen Bitner
Iran
Maria Bitner-Glindzicz at Barbara
Maria Bitner-Glindzicz at Barbara
Helen Bitner
During WWII
Israel
MARYNIA_at_BARBARA_1946
MARYNIA_at_BARBARA_1946
Helen Bitner
After WWII
Israel
RYS_MARYNIA_TEHERAN_1942
RYS_MARYNIA_TEHERAN_1942
Helen Bitner
Iran
At_Camp_Barbara_1
At_Camp_Barbara_1
Helen Bitner
During WWII
Israel
Armenian church in Isfahan
Armenian church in Isfahan, Persia. On the left is Fr Michal Wilniewczyc, and on the right is an Aremenian Bishop. 1943-44.
Stan Gazdowicz
During WWII
Iran
Isfahan
First Communion in Isfahan
Photo is dated 16/8/1944 in Isfahan. What is of interest is that half the girls are local Christians. Mum said that they shared the church with the local Christians.
Stan Gazdowicz
During WWII
Iran
Isfahan
Plaque in Armenian Church, Isfahan
eft in the Armenian church Isfahan Dzulfa. Inscription on the plaque reads "1942-44 Wotum Marii od dzieci Polski, za ocalenie w latach wygnania".
Stan Gazdowicz
During WWII
Iran
Isfahan
Girl Guides Lonia and Kazia
My Mother Lonia Gazdowicz (nee Prusinska) is on the right, her sister Kazia is on the left. This photo was taken in Isfahan 10/5/1944.
Stan Gazdowicz
During WWII
Iran
Isfahan
Girl Guide group, Isfahan 1944
This photo is dated 23/5/1944 in Isfahan. It is a photo of my Mother's 's Girl Guide (Zuchy) unit.
Stan Gazdowicz
During WWII
Iran
Isfahan
Gathering of Polish Guides and Scouts, 1944
Photo is dated 1944 Isfahan - a scouting get together.
Stan Gazdowicz
During WWII
Iran
Isfahan
Childrens’ mealtime – orphanage in Persia
Children photographed at mealtime in one of the orphanages in Persia. Counterclockwise standing behind the children - second woman is Mrs Mocarska who later emigrated to the US from England; to her right is my godmother Mrs Alina Skupinska who emigrated to Argentina and from there to Montreal, Canada; fifth person counterclockwise behind the children is my mother Wiktoria Morawska.
Ted Morawski
During WWII
Iran
Orphans receiving Confirmation
Sacrament of confirmation administered to children from the Soviet Exodus in Persia by Archbishop Gawlina, Roman Catholic Chief Chaplain of the Polish Armed Forces.
Ted Morawski
During WWII
Iran
Children, staff, and visitors
A gathering of children, staff, and visitors at one of the orphanages in Persia. I have no other information about this event
Ted Morawski
During WWII
Iran
Orphans in Persia
An event of some wonderment at one of the orphanages in Persia. I do not have any further information about this photograph
Ted Morawski
During WWII
Iran
Outdoor class
A class held in the fresh air at one of the orphanages in Persia. Judging from the blackboard, it looks like the subject lesson was arithmetic
Ted Morawski
During WWII
Iran
Staff members of one of the orphanages in Persia
Group photo of the staff members of one of the orphanages in Persia. Clockwise first person in front row is (I believe) my godmother Mrs Alina Skupinska. Next to her (second person clockwise in front row) is my mother Wiktoria Morawska; directly behind her is my grandmother Salomea Rymkiewicz. Clockwise, second person sitting in second row is Mrs Mocarska.
Ted Morawski
During WWII
Iran
Group of children rescued from the Soviet Union
Group of children rescued from the Soviet Union in one of the orphanages organized by the Polish Army in Persia. Woman in glasses is my mother Wiktoria Morawska. Infant held by woman to my mother's right is her son, yours truly - Ted Morawski. Since I was born in Isfahan, Iran on Oct. 14, 1942, the picture was most likely taken in 1943.
Ted Morawski
During WWII
Iran
Jadwiga and friends in Iran
Jadwiga Basinska, second from the right - taken in Ahwaz, Iran.
Teresa Eckford
During WWII
Iran
Ahwaz
Wiktor Pawelek, 1943
Uncle Wiktor Pawelek in 1943. Polish Cadet at Camp Barbara in Palestine (Ksiega Pamieci Kadetow II Rzeczypospolitej)
Zbyszek (Bob) Styrna
During WWII
Palestine
Junak Officer Cadet School
Boyscout Camp Saralnad, Lebanon, 1943
Uncle Wiktor Pawelek's friends from the Polish boyscouts "Harcerzy" in Obuz SARAFAND in Lebanon, 1943. Not sure what/where Saralnad Obuz is ?
Zbyszek (Bob) Styrna
During WWII
Lebanon