Title

Soldier Welfare Unit of the Polish Army in Qastina, Palestine

Creator

Preview

Identifier

no. 125

Creation Date

1943

Description

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

Collection

Drzewieniecki Collections, Fronczack Room