Polish YMCA Photos
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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
Keywords
Qastina, Palestine, Soldiers Welfare Unit, Polish Army, Polish YMCA
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