Sala Świadectw

Stan describes how his brother Wojciech died on the train and his body was thrown onto a cart – the family have no idea where he was buried. The next …

Stan explains how his father’s decision to take the family south was a mistake. In the north, they had access to mushrooms and berries in the forest that helped them …

Stan explains how only the children of the camp staff were sent to school. Consequently, the women got together and started a home schooling program for the Polish children. They …

Barbara describes how her father was part of the Home Army, along with 5 of her mother’s brothers. Her 5 uncles were all shot on the same day by the …

Barbara describes how, when she grew up in post-war Poland, she could never mention that she had been deported to Siberia. School authorities would always make certain that she revised …

Barbara describes an event during her time in Siberia, when a Russian lady kidnapped her and kept her hidden for 2 weeks, while the whole camp looked for her.

Jozef lists the items that were among his father’s possessions, including a letter that his father had written to him but never got the chance to send.

Jozef contacts the Ministry of Defence in the UK and learns that they have his father’s possessions and that they will send them to him via Diplomatic post. Jozef is …

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 …

Jozef describes how difficult it was for him to leave the camp school and go to a native school in the area.

Jozef describes being caught drinking the wine and being banned from being an altar boy as a result.

Jozef describes how he and his friends took to making wine from the berries that grew in abundance around the camp. The enterprise was not very successful.

Jozef describes their arrival at the camp in Pahiatua and how upset the adults were because it was surrounded by a barbwire fence. The camp had been a POW camp …

Jozef describes the scene when they arrived in Wellington and got off the ship. They were amazed at the number of people who came to greet them.

Jozef describes the crossing to New Zealand and how food was available to them around the clock. They were thrilled to take advantage of every morsel they could get.

Jozef describes the crossing to Bombay and how incredibly hot it was on the ship

Jozef describes daily life in Teheran and how he and his friends chased scorpions for fun

Irena describes how a former neighbour from the Kresy was a witness to her mother having died in Buchara, Uzbekistan.

Irena describes how their father suddenly died on the train, on the trip south, hours after her mother was left behind at one of the stations.

Maria describes the Russian school that she attended in Siberia and some of the subjects that she liked best.

Krystyna describes the work her mother did during the winter – maintaining the ice rails that were used to slide the wood out of the forest.

Krystyna describes the 3 day trip on a barge and how many people drowned, since it was very crowded and there were no barriers to prevent them falling into the …

Krystyna describes what the Russian troops looked like when the entered Lwow, and how they killed a young boy who was laughing at their ragged uniforms.

Krystyna describes what she saw as they approached Lwow at the onset of the war.