Marian Motyl-Szary

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Gnats, no-see’ems, black flies

As I spent even more time in my apartment and my office than last year, for obvious reasons, I got very annoyed by these tiny,…

Marian Motyl-SzarySeptember 4, 2020

What's My Name?

What’s My Name [1] — Why this essay?

Naples, Florida in August. It is raining, most days, and it is hot. One of those boring "isolated, scattered thunderstorms" days. The weather has been…

Marian Motyl-SzaryJuly 18, 2020

What's My Name?

What’s My Name [2] — Why the title?

During my 70 plus years, I have had many names. Not just nicknames – really different names. It never bothered me and I did not…

Marian Motyl-SzaryJuly 18, 2020

What's My Name?

What’s My Name [3] — Introduction: so, who am I?

I am a 6 foot, 166 pounds, 73 year old going on 50. Five years ago, I used to be forty pounds heavier. I take…

Marian Motyl-SzaryJuly 28, 2020

What's My Name?

What’s My Name [4] — Born in Lodz

Lodz is in today's central Poland and its name means "boat". The name is written Łódź in Polish and is pronounced "woo-j(i)" – the "j"…

Marian Motyl-SzaryJuly 18, 2020

What's My Name?

What’s My Name [5] — Early Childhood

My earliest memories always include the Lodz apartment and the inner courtyard. These European urban courtyards are where kids play, similar to our suburban backyards.…

Marian Motyl-SzaryJuly 24, 2020

What's My Name?

What’s My Name [6] — Later Childhood

In the third and fourth grade, I was in love for the first time, puppy love or at least a strong attraction to a girl…

Marian Motyl-SzaryJuly 28, 2020

What's My Name?

What’s My Name [7] — The voyage to the Promised Land

My parents wanted to leave Communist Poland because they felt their sons would have a better life in a Western country. After the war, from…

Marian Motyl-SzaryJuly 26, 2020

What's My Name?

What’s My Name [8] — The first years in the new country

My dad's older brother Shabtai and his wife Batsheva lived in Rishon Letzion (which means "The First to Zion" in Hebrew) with their two sons,…

Marian Motyl-SzaryJune 28, 2021

What's My Name?

What’s My Name [9] — Life as a boarder at the French school in Jaffa

In the beginning of 1958, when I was eleven, I began a new chapter in my life, one that had a tremendous impact and influence…

Marian Motyl-SzaryAugust 3, 2021

An Interesting Life [English]

An Interesting Life [1] — Why this essay?

History of Adam Motyl-Szary narrated by son MarianTranslation into Polish masterfully corrected by Ewa Suchorzewska. Naples, Florida31 March 2016 I am writing because my children…

Marian Motyl-SzaryJuly 21, 2020

An Interesting Life [English]

An Interesting Life [2] — Early Years – a Normal Life

One of the difficulties in finding and verifying the information I heard from my father and read in the official documents he left behind is…

Marian Motyl-SzaryJuly 21, 2020

An Interesting Life [English]

An Interesting Life [3] — Start of World War II Period from September 1939 to January 1940

Historical background from : After securing the neutrality of the Soviet Union (through the August 1939 German-Soviet Pact of Nonaggression), Germany started World War II…

Marian Motyl-SzaryJuly 22, 2020

An Interesting Life [English]

An Interesting Life [4] — Life in the USSR

So Adam and his two brothers-in-laws left for Russia. Although the pass that my father had for travel to Russia helped a few times, they…

Marian Motyl-SzaryJuly 22, 2020

An Interesting Life [English]

An Interesting Life [5] — On the road from Moscow to Lodz via Berlin

With all of the Poles in the USSR either by choice or deported, the Soviet military decided to take advantage of this free manpower by…

Marian Motyl-SzaryJuly 22, 2020

An Interesting Life [English]

An Interesting Life [6] — Life in Lodz

The first time Łódź (pronounced "wooj" in Polish) or Lodz appeared in the written record was in the year 1332. The name literally means "boat"…

Marian Motyl-SzaryJuly 22, 2020

An Interesting Life [English]

An Interesting Life [7] — The Promised Land

Once my parents knew that they were leaving Poland, they started getting ready in earnest. It involved mostly selling things that would not be useful…

Marian Motyl-SzaryJuly 22, 2020

An Interesting Life [English]

An Interesting Life [8] — Life is good

Things started changing for the better. At Solel Boneh Adam was in his element, working with timber, and he loved it. When he was estimating…

Marian Motyl-SzaryJuly 22, 2020

An Interesting Life [Polish]

Interesujące Życie [1] — Dlaczego ten esej?

Historia Adama Motyla-Szarego opowiadana przez syna Mariana Tłumaczenie na polski język wspaniale poprawione przez Ewę Suchorzewską. Naples, Florida 31 marzec 2016 r. Piszę, bo moje…

Marian Motyl-SzaryJuly 21, 2020

An Interesting Life [Polish]

Interesujące Życie [2] — Wczesne Lata – Normalne Życie

Jedną z trudności ze znalezieniem i weryfikacją informacji uzyskanych od ojca i przeczytanych w pozostawionych dokumentach jest to, że wiele osób piszących historie, wspomnienia, biografie…

Marian Motyl-SzaryJuly 21, 2020

An Interesting Life [Polish]

Interesujące Życie [3] — Początek II wojny światowej -Okres od września 1939 r. do stycznia 1940

Tło historyczne : Po zapewnieniu neutralności ZSRR (poprzez zawarty niemiecko-radziecki Pakt o Nieagresji z sierpnia 1939 r.) 1. września 1939 r. Niemcy rozpoczęły II wojnę…

Marian Motyl-SzaryJuly 22, 2020

An Interesting Life [Polish]

Interesujące Życie [4] — Życie w ZSRR

Tak więc Adam i jego dwaj szwagrowie wyjechali do Rosji. Dzięki przepustce, w którą ojciec dostał od Niemców w Olsztynie na podróż do Rosji, kilkakrotnie…

Marian Motyl-SzaryJuly 22, 2020

An Interesting Life [Polish]

Interesujące Życie [5] — — Na drodze z Moskwy do Łodzi przez Berlin

Mając na swoim terenie tylu Polaków (ochotników i deportowanych) dowództwo rosyjskie postanowiło zasilić szeregi swojej armii. Odwołując się do uczuć patriotycznych wcielono ich do wojska…

Marian Motyl-SzaryJuly 22, 2020

An Interesting Life [Polish]

Interesujące Życie [6] — Życie w Łodzi

Rok 1332 - pierwszy pisemny zapis o Łodzi. Łódź stała się miastem w 1820 roku i wtedy rozpoczęła się era jej wspaniałego rozkwitu. Ta część…

Marian Motyl-SzaryJuly 22, 2020

An Interesting Life [Polish]

Interesujące Życie [7] — Ziemia obiecana

Ziemia obiecana Kiedy moi rodzice już mieli pewność, że będą wyjeżdżać z Polski, zaczęli się zastanawiać, co należy sprzedać z rzeczy nieprzydatnych w Izraelu (np.…

Marian Motyl-SzaryJuly 22, 2020

Marian Motyl-Szary

Gnats, no-see’ems, black flies

What’s My Name [1] — Why this essay?

What’s My Name [2] — Why the title?

What’s My Name [3] — Introduction: so, who am I?

What’s My Name [4] — Born in Lodz

What’s My Name [5] — Early Childhood

What’s My Name [6] — Later Childhood

What’s My Name [7] — The voyage to the Promised Land

What’s My Name [8] — The first years in the new country

What’s My Name [9] — Life as a boarder at the French school in Jaffa

An Interesting Life [1] — Why this essay?

An Interesting Life [2] — Early Years – a Normal Life

An Interesting Life [3] — Start of World War II Period from September 1939 to January 1940

An Interesting Life [4] — Life in the USSR

An Interesting Life [5] — On the road from Moscow to Lodz via Berlin

An Interesting Life [6] — Life in Lodz

An Interesting Life [7] — The Promised Land

An Interesting Life [8] — Life is good

Interesujące Życie [1] — Dlaczego ten esej?

Interesujące Życie [2] — Wczesne Lata – Normalne Życie

Interesujące Życie [3] — Początek II wojny światowej -Okres od września 1939 r. do stycznia 1940

Interesujące Życie [4] — Życie w ZSRR

Interesujące Życie [5] — — Na drodze z Moskwy do Łodzi przez Berlin

Interesujące Życie [6] — Życie w Łodzi

Interesujące Życie [7] — Ziemia obiecana

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