Title

Soldier Welfare Unit of the Polish Army

Creator

Preview

Identifier

no. 918

Creation Date

1943

Description

Soldier Welfare Unit of the Polish Army (civilians and military personnel charged with improving the life of soldiers). Staff members: Mr. Tadeusz Sypniewski (editor of the Polish publication “Junak” for refugee youth and others); Zofia Krzyżanowska (nee Zofia Wiśniewska; later: Zofia Drzewieniecki), Director, Polish YMCA in Palestine and Egypt attached to the Polish Army; Colonel Kulczycki, Unit Director; Mrs. Halina Pichetowa head of the Polish YMCA branch in Barbara, Palestine. Qastina, Palestine, 1943. (This village was later destroyed by the Israelis and its inhabitants [Palestinians] were turned into refugees.)

Collection

Drzewieniecki Collections, Fronczack Room