Tears of Faith
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Title
Tears of Faith
Subject
Diary; Labor camps; World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives; Poland - Social conditions - 1918-1945;
Description
This work is a translation of the handwritten diary of Elzbieta Pawlicka-Frankowska. The diary (titled "Pamietnik" was origianally written in Polish in 1942 and later translated to English by the author. It chronicles her family's exile from Poland during World War II and their move to labor camps in Siberia. Elzbieta's father was killed when the Soviets invaded Poland. Her mother and siblings were forced to move to the North Ural area and work in a labor camp. Recorded in the diary are events that happened in the labor camp; stories of survivial and hardships that the family faced; and later, a telling of how the family was moved to varioius locations and where came to settle at the end of the interment. (In her adult years, Elzbieta Pawlicka-Frankowka, known in the United States as Elizabeth Pawlicki-Frankowski or Elizabeth Frankowski, has been a longtime resident of Toledo, Ohio.)
Creator
Pawlicka-Frankowska, Elzbieta, 1926-
Date
1942
Language
Polish
Coverage
Siberia (Russia)
Citation
Pawlicka-Frankowska, Elzbieta, 1926-, “Tears of Faith,” Toledo Lucas County Public Library, accessed March 28, 2024, https://tlcplfrankowski.omeka.net/items/show/2.