Welcome new member David Rydzewski

Please join me in welcoming new Kresy-Siberia group member David Rydzewski, of Rochester Hills, Michigan, USA. ?I have invited David to come over to our Facebook group at?

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David writes: "Hi, though all of my grandparents were born in either Mazovia or Wielkopolska my wife’s father was born in Nadworna and later resided at one time or another in Stanislawow , Lwow and Kolomyja. ?He was Chaeskel Mondschein and he was Jewish. ?On an unknown date he was deported by the Soviets to Siberia. ?We know that at one point he was in the area of Solikamsk and/or Krasnokamsk near the Ural mountains. ?We believe he served in the Red Army (after the amnesty?) though he likely did not carry a weapon. ?In 1945 or 46 he returned to his home to discover that his wife, son and parents had either been shot or died in the Nazi established ghetto. ?

Chaeskel also had a brother named Monio who was arrested in 1940 by the Soviets. ?We believe he also survived the war in Siberia. ?Both were later forcibly relocated to a town near Wroclaw. ?My wife left Poland in 1969.

I have been researching my own family history for well over a decade and have as a result met family who continue to reside in Poland. ?Discovering my wife’s roots has been more difficult given the Nazi destruction of all things Jewish."

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Welcome new member David Rydzewski