Maria Nowotarska Kołodzińska - Maria sings a Polish Song
Maria sings the song the lady taught her in the Persian hospital. Full text of the original song, by Teofil Lenartowicz (words) and Ignacy Komorowski (music): “Idzie sobie pacholę Przez …
Stanisław Migut - Evacuation to Africa
Józek Jagiełło - Chasing scorpions
Jozef describes daily life in Teheran and how he and his friends chased scorpions for fun
Józek Jagiełło - Ship to Bombay
Jozef describes the crossing to Bombay and how incredibly hot it was on the ship
Regina (Rozwadowska) Gasztold - Father found them in Teheran
Regina describes how, by pure chance, her father found them in the camp in Teheran
Maria (Tarasiewicz) van der Linden - Living skeletons in Meshed hospital
Maria tells how she and her brother were examined in an American hospital in Persia.
Eugenia (Piotuch) Smolnicki - Young boy posessed by the devil
One night, every child in the room witnessed what seemed to be a boy possessed by the Devil
Eugenia (Piotuch) Smolnicki - Arrived in India - each Indian carried a small suitcase
Arriving in India, the children walked the kilometer or so to the camp. Walking beside each child was an Indian, who carried the child’s small suitcase. It was quite a …
Jan Kołodziński - From Isfahan to India on ship called Sonjay
Jan explains how they traveled from Isfahan, then boarded the ship for India, and an incident on board regarding washing the decks.
Jan Kołodziński - Stepmother and sister getting extra food
Jan explains how his stepmother and sister were at a different camp where really sick children were being treated. They were receiving more food there, than Jan and his brother …
Jan Kołodziński - Journey to Iran on trucks
Jan describes the journey over the mountains, in the back of lorries, and how he would have frozen to death if a kind lady had not lent him a blanket.
Maria Nowotarska Kołodzińska - Hospital in Persia
Maria describes her stay in the hospital in Persia and talks about the lady who saved her from despair.
Maria Nowotarska Kołodzińska - English version of Polish song
Maria explains the song in English.
Halina (Myszak) Babinska - Mother dies in Pahlevi
Halina’s mother became more and more ill as they were evacuated to Persia, and she died on the beach in Pahlevi just hours after they arrived there. When she died, …
Ewa (Borkowska) Mikusiński - Life in Teheran
Ewa describes how she and her parents lived in Teheran, including the apartment that her father rented for them.
Dioniza (Gradzik) Choros - Mother dies and sisters are separated
Dioniza describes when her mother died in the Teheran hospital, and then how she felt when she and her sisters all ended up in different locations.
Roger Scazighino - Getting from India to Teheran
Describing the problems their mother had in getting them from India to Teheran.
Ludwik Hajduk - Life in the Junaks
Describing the bi-weekly medical tests, as well as the frequent haircuts. They would save the hair clippings and stuff leather balls with them.
Wieslaw Adamowicz - Life as a Cadet
Describing the harsh conditions in the Middle East and the rigorous daily routine that he experienced during his 6 years as a cadet.
Maria (Kapera) Cendrowska - Mother died in Teheran
Describing how her uncle found her mother in Teheran – she was very ill – and he told her that her eldest son had joined the Polish Army, and the …
Sławomir Jerzy Sadowski - Outdshoorn and further fates in Africa
Sławomir Jerzy Sadowski - Fates of the deported family
Zbigniew Ostrowski - Evacuation to Persia – mother’s dilemma
Zbigniew Gondek - Classes in Middle East
Organization of classes in Middle East
Maria (Żak) Szklarz - Evacuation with Anders Army