Gallery – Polish Refugees in the Middle East
Floral painting
Floral painting by Helena Lapinski
Zbigniew Jan Lapinski family collection
During WWII
Floral painting
Floral painting by Helena Lapinski
Zbigniew Jan Lapinski family collection
During WWII
Floral painting
Floral painting by Helena Lapinski
Zbigniew Jan Lapinski family collection
During WWII
Floral painting
Floral painting by Helena Lapinski
Zbigniew Jan Lapinski family collection
During WWII
Floral painting
Floral painting by Helena Lapinski
Zbigniew Jan Lapinski family collection
During WWII
Floral painting
Floral painting by Helena Lapinski
Zbigniew Jan Lapinski family collection
During WWII
Floral painting
Floral painting by Helena Lapinski
Zbigniew Jan Lapinski family collection
During WWII
Scouts, Zenon and Jan Baziuk
Scouts, Zenon and Jan Baziuk - Brothers of Anna and Danuta.
Mary-Anne Morgan
During WWII
Anna Baziuk finds Danuta in Isfahan
Anna Baziuk finds Danuta in Isfahan - "...in the barracks for children, I could hardly believe it. I found Danuta! I recognized her - it was a camp for orphans and cadets. Danuta was wearing civilian clothes – a grey pinafore and white collar. She looked all right and well groomed. Neither of us had any hair. I couldn’t believe it. I cried and cried to see her. Then the truck was taking her away and I didn’t know where. We were both crying and I said “I want to come with you!” But they wouldn’t let us be together. After that I found out through the Red Cross that she had been taken to Pahiatua (New Zealand)." Transcript of oral history, Anna Butler (nee Baziuk)
Mary-Anne Morgan
During WWII
Persia
Isfahan
Junak Officer Cadet School
Antoni – the fisherman
Antoni – the fisherman
Antoni Stelmach
During WWII
Antoni – Junak in Ahvaz
Antoni – Junak in Ahvaz
Antoni Stelmach
During WWII
Middle East - Ahwaz
Antoni – Junak portrait
Antoni – Junak portrait
Antoni Stelmach
During WWII
Middle East - Barbara
Antoni with mother in Middle East
Antoni with mother in Middle East
Antoni Stelmach
During WWII
Middle East - Barbara
Antoni with nurse and friend
Antoni with nurse and friend
Antoni Stelmach
During WWII
Middle East - Barbara
Antoni and friend
Antoni and friend
Antoni Stelmach
During WWII
Middle East - Barbara
Antoni visiting his mother in Lebanon 1
Antoni visiting his mother in Lebanon 1
Antoni Stelmach
During WWII
Middle East - Lebanon
Antoni visiting his mother in Lebanon 2
Antoni visiting his mother in Lebanon 2
Antoni Stelmach
During WWII
Middle East - Lebanon
Antoni visiting his mother in Lebanon 3
Antoni visiting his mother in Lebanon 3
Antoni Stelmach
During WWII
Middle East - Lebanon
Antoni as a Junak in Palestine
Antoni as a Junak in Palestine
Antoni Stelmach
During WWII
Middle East - Barbara
Antoni with group of Junaks in Palestine
Antoni with group of Junaks in Palestine
Antoni Stelmach
During WWII
Middle East - Barbara
Antoni with Junaks in Palestine
Antoni with Junaks in Palestine
Antoni Stelmach
During WWII
Middle East - Barbara
Jadwiga Basinska (second from right) with friends
A photo of my aunt, Jadwiga Basinska (b. 1929) with friends. No names or locations are on the flip-side of the photo, but it appears to have been taken somewhere in the Middle East. I'm guessing Palestine as she looks well into her teens at this point.
Teresa Basinski Eckford
During WWII
Palestine
My babcia, cioica and tata
Taken in either Egypt or Palestine, February 1945
Teresa Basinski Eckford
During WWII
Page 3 of Maria Basinska’s Imieniny card from her students – Klasa 1
Page 3 of Maria Basinska’s Imieniny card from her students – Klasa 1
Teresa Basinski Eckford
During WWII
Iran
Page 4 of Maria Basinska’s Imieniny card from her students – Klasa 2
Page 4 of Maria Basinska’s Imieniny card from her students – Klasa 2
Teresa Basinski Eckford
During WWII
Iran
Ahwaz
Page 5 of Maria Basinska’s Imieniny card from her students – Klasa 3 & 4
Page 5 of Maria Basinska’s Imieniny card from her students – Klasa 3 & 4
Teresa Basinski Eckford
During WWII
Iran
Ahwaz
Group of women in Ahvaz
Group of women in Ahvaz
Barbara Charuba
During WWII
Poland
Ahwaz
Polish Orphans in Teheran
Polish Orphans in Teheran
Barbara Charuba
During WWII
Iran
Teheran
Bheestis in Valivade
Bheestis in Valivade
Barbara Charuba
After WWII
India
Valivade
Photo of Danuta, age 13
Danuta Gorczynska, after her mother died in Teheran at 13 years of age. In Persia, after being sent to Siberia in 13/4/1940 from Lwow, Poland. She was on her own at the time.
Danuta Morgan
During WWII
Iran
Teheran