Category Archives: Poland

Mass Deportations to Remote Parts of the Soviet Union from Lithuania……………History Remembered

Posted on April 13, 2016 by kindadukish

After nearly ten years of visiting Lithuania and making over 30 visits I have become extremely interested in the history of the country and in particular the period from 1939 to the present day. During my recent photography outing with … Continue reading →

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Holocaust Memorial Day 2016

Posted on January 27, 2016 by kindadukish

Holocaust Memorial Day takes place on 27 January each year. It’s a time for everyone to pause to remember the millions of people who have been murdered or whose lives have been changed beyond recognition during the Holocaust, Nazi Persecution … Continue reading →

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Forgive these bigots………………….(the catholic church)

Posted on October 3, 2015 by kindadukish

A senior priest at the Vatican has revealed he is gay, on the eve of a major meeting that will define the Catholic Church’s teaching on family. Poland-born Krysztof Charamsa, 43, said he wanted to challenge the Church’s “backwards” attitude … Continue reading →

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Anita Lasker-Wallfisch……………musician and Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen concentration camp survivor

Posted on July 15, 2015 by kindadukish

On Friday 17 July 2015, surrounded by family and music, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch will celebrate her 90th birthday. Anita survived Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen. She came to London in 1946 and became a focal member of the musical community, a co-founder of … Continue reading →

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Disgraceful British teenagers steal artefacts from Auschwitz

Posted on June 23, 2015 by kindadukish

Two British teenagers have spent the night in a Polish jail after being arrested at the former Auschwitz death camp on suspicion of stealing artefacts that belonged to former prisoners. The boys, both 17, attend the £15,000-a-year independent Perse school … Continue reading →

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