From Kensington to JFK at 19 Princes Gate My Mother’s Story in Forgotten Letters A recent search of a family suitcase led to the discovery of several letters and documents from the late 1940s. These documents show the early stages of my mother, Aniela Szkawran (1919–2014), as she built up her new
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August Browne’s story is impressive. The new facts show him as a remarkable survivor, a Black musician who found his way through the strict social rules of interwar Warsaw, lived through the Nazi occupation, and managed to survive against the odds.
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in 2026, we visited Shoreham Airport. The highlight of our visit was the The Shoreham Airport Collection, aka the Shoreham Airport Visitor Centre.
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Leopold Amersin was the Treuhänder (trustee) appointed to run the Aryanised firm A. Nussbaum in Kraków. His name appears repeatedly in the documents relating to the Englard family, including those used in the reconstruction of Mala Englard’s story, published earlier on this site.
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Navigating the oppressive and often deadly bureaucracy of occupied Kraków. This is the story of Mala Englard, a young Jewish woman. From residency denied to reversal. Post updated 25 September 2026.
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Biography of the Polish resistance fighter from Cieszyn who didn’t come home. In my mother’s photo album sits a photo of Wanda Delong ‘sarenka’, clearly in my mother’s heart.
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The Minute’s Silence at Worthing Town Hall to commemorate the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine took place on Tuesday, 24 February 2026.
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This biography about Salomea Berlińska is a companion piece to my main article on the Handlówka in Cieszyn Class of 1936, where her signature first appears.
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This project focuses on a 1936 pre-war photo album that belonged to my mother, Aniela Szkawran, who studied at the Miejska Szkoła Handlowa (Handlówka in Cieszyn).
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On Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January 2026, local communities will gather at the Holocaust Memorial Tree in Worthing.
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In June 2025, my wife and I visited Wrocław to see the impressive Battle of Racławice Panorama. Created by artists Jan Styka and Wojciech Kossak, it depicts the 1794 battle led by General Kościuszko. The immersive 15×114 meter painting is a must-see for history buffs. Check out the photos I took.
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Find out how a Jewish employee, dismissed from his position in Germany, was able to take his grievance to the League of Nations and win his case for anti-Jewish discrimination. Post updated 23 May 2025.
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