Gallery – Western exiles’ dilemma

Rys at Plymouth 1954

Helen Bitner

Poland

1947 23rd August in London

Ken Fedzin

Polish Resettlement Corps

Lenarda Szymczak's mother Helena Jarkiewicz z domu Chmielewska, I.R.O. PROCESSING CARD pre immigration papers from Germany to Australia 1949

Lenarda Szymczak

After WWII

Germany

Lenarda Szymczak's mother Helena Jarkiewicz z domu Chmielewska, I.R.O. PROCESSING CARD pre immigration papers from Germany to Australia 1949

Lenarda Szymczak

After WWII

Germany

Lenarda Szymczak's father Jozef Jarkiewicz in British Camp, Eckeraforde, Germany in 1946.

Lenarda Szymczak

After WWII

Germany

Flensburg

Polish 2nd Corps 1946

Andrew Krajewski

After WWII

Polish 2nd Corps 1946

Andrew Krajewski

After WWII

Polish 2nd Corps 1946

Andrew Krajewski

After WWII

Polish 2nd Corps 1946

Andrew Krajewski

After WWII

Polish 2nd Corps 1946

Andrew Krajewski

After WWII

Leon in England

Jadwiga Ciupak

After WWII

United Kingdom

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

Zbigniew is standing to the left of Vera Lyn

Zbigniew Gondek

After WWII

United Kingdom

Glasgow

Polish Resettlement Corps

Posing with Vera Lyn

Zbigniew Gondek

After WWII

United Kingdom

Glasgow

Polish Resettlement Corps

Completion of Agriculture School in Scotland

Zbigniew Gondek

After WWII

United Kingdom

Glasgow

Polish Resettlement Corps

Graduation photo from Agriculture School in Scotland

Zbigniew Gondek

After WWII

United Kingdom

Glasgow, Scotland

Polish Resettlement Corps

Coming to Canada on a 2-year farming contract

Boleslaw Makowski

After WWII

Polish 2nd Corps in Italy (Gen. Anders)

1947 PRC certificate to bring family from Africa

Maria Brodowicz

During WWII

United Kingdom

1946 April 23 Letter from Geneva_front - Regarding the search for family members

Maria Brodowicz

After WWII

Switzerland

1946 April 23 Letter from Geneva_back
Regarding the search for family members

Maria Brodowicz

Before WWII

Switzerland

Photograph of Edward from his Alien Indentification book

Edward Jurczenko

After WWII

United Kingdom

Polish Resettlement Corps

Edward doing harvest work in England, 1947/8. He is in the bottom row, first on right.

Edward Jurczenko

After WWII

United Kingdom

Polish Resettlement Corps

After the war Edward, with many others, was given leave to study in Italy, whilst decisions were made as to what was to be done with the Polish soldiers who did not wish to return to their now communist-run country. Edward chose to continue his study of architecture, which he did at the University of Rome between March and September 1946.

Original now in the USHMM Collection

After WWII

Italy

Rome

Later in 1946, Edward, with many Polish army students, was transported to the UK and he was given leave to continue his studies in Architecture in September 1947.

Original now in the USHMM Collection

United Kingdom

Polish Resettlement Corps

Married in 1948

After WWII

United Kingdom

Irena – publicity photo

After WWII

United Kingdom

5 Oct 1948 to 20 Oct 1948, crossing by ship to Argentina, where Jan lived for a few years before coming to Canada.

After WWII

Czeslaw Zychowicz

Lusia McAnna

After WWII

United Kingdom

L to R: Edward Cymerman_Ludwika Wawrzynczyk_Czeslaw Cymerman_Aniela Wawrzynczyk_Czeslaw Zychowicz_Aniela Cymerman_and Danka Zychowicz in front

Lusia McAnna

Before WWII

United Kingdom

I think that this is my father's friend "Baldo" - The next photo shows the wording on the back of this photo.

Peter Grabowski

After WWII

A message from "Baldo", written on the back of the previous photo

Peter Grabowski

After WWII