Hello Everyone,

I would first like to thank the moderators and members in starting
and continuing this group.
My name is Teresa (Tereska) Zak and am second generation of this
horrible,indespictable part of history which somehow never did make
it's way into our history books, until now.

My fathers family lived at 52 Eleonorowka Osada, Powiat: Skalat,
Tarnopol.

His parents were Anna and Wawrzyniec Zak. They had 5 children:

Helena, Jan (my father), Aniela, Stefan, and Katarzyna.

They were deported Feb. 10th, 1940 to the Siberian camps. My father
does not know the name of the camp, but he says it was @100 K from
the station. They lived in the cramped barracks for @ 2 years.
During that time his father and sister(Katarzyna) died from sickness
and starvation. I am saddened I never was able to meet them.

My father, being the oldest, joined the Allied army under Poland as
a paratrooper. They told him his family would be taken care of, but
when they were freed, they were left with no where to go and
traveled with thousands of other refugees to Persia, India, and
eventually England. My aunt (Helena) married an American soldier,
came to the US and her siblings followed. Except Aniela, She married
a Lebanese and lives there since the war.

Our family lives in Peabody, Massachusetts. There is a fairly large
Polish community here, esp in the neighboring cities of Salem and
Lynn. I would like to order the DVD of "A Forgoten Odyssey", and
maybe get in touch with some of the historical groups in this area
for viewings. Thank You.

Best Regards, Tereska

Hello Everyone,

I would first like to thank the moderators and members in starting
and continuing this group.
My name is Teresa (Tereska) Zak and am second generation of this
horrible,indespictable part of history which somehow never did make
it's way into our history books, until now.

My fathers family lived at 52 Eleonorowka Osada, Powiat: Skalat,
Tarnopol.

His parents were Anna and Wawrzyniec Zak. They had 5 children:

Helena, Jan (my father), Aniela, Stefan, and Katarzyna.

They were deported Feb. 10th, 1940 to the Siberian camps. My father
does not know the name of the camp, but he says it was @100 K from
the station. They lived in the cramped barracks for @ 2 years.
During that time his father and sister(Katarzyna) died from sickness
and starvation. I am saddened I never was able to meet them.

My father, being the oldest, joined the Allied army under Poland as
a paratrooper. They told him his family would be taken care of, but
when they were freed, they were left with no where to go and
traveled with thousands of other refugees to Persia, India, and
eventually England. My aunt (Helena) married an American soldier,
came to the US and her siblings followed. Except Aniela, She married
a Lebanese and lives there since the war.

Our family lives in Peabody, Massachusetts. There is a fairly large
Polish community here, esp in the neighboring cities of Salem and
Lynn. I would like to order the DVD of "A Forgoten Odyssey", and
maybe get in touch with some of the historical groups in this area
for viewings. Thank You.

Best Regards, Tereska





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Hello Teresa,

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???????? My name is Barbara Plecinoga. I live in Salem, Massachusetts. It's great to know someone who belongs to this group that lives so close by. My family and my mother belong to St. John the Baptist Parish in Salem. My mother along with her family were deported to Concentration camps on Feb. 10, 1940. Their family lived on Osada Hallerowo, in Rowne. It now belongs to the Ukraine. If you would like to talk with someone, I would be glad to listen. You can email me at okbarbara@....

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Sincerely,

Barbara Plecinoga

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Hello Barbara,

Yes it is nice to have someone so close by. Do you know my folks:
Janek and Jadwiga Zak?
None of us attend church as bad as that may sound, my Mother
probably would albeit for her debillitating arthritis.
Perhaps we could all meet.
Regards, Tereska

Hello Teresa,


My name is Barbara Plecinoga. I live in Salem,

Massachusetts. It's

great to know someone who belongs to this group that lives so

close by. My

family and my mother belong to St. John the Baptist Parish in

Salem. My mother

along with her family were deported to Concentration camps on

Feb. 10, 1940.

Their family lived on Osada Hallerowo, in Rowne. It now belongs

to the

Ukraine. If you would like to talk with someone, I would be glad

to listen. You can

email me at _okbarbara@a..._ (mailto:okbarbara@a...) .


Sincerely,
Barbara Plecinoga

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Hello Teresa,

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????????????The Zak name does familiar. There is a fmily with that name that attends our church here in Salem. Could it be a relative?

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Regards,

Barbara