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An Interesting Life [English]

Adam Motyl-Szary’s, my father’s not my son’s, life history

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…
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mmotylszaryJuly 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…
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mmotylszaryJuly 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…
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mmotylszaryJuly 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…
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mmotylszaryJuly 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…
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mmotylszaryJuly 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"…
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mmotylszaryJuly 22, 2020
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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…
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mmotylszaryJuly 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…
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mmotylszaryJuly 22, 2020

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  • Gnats, no-see’ems, black flies September 4, 2020
  • Once a programmer – always a programmer August 6, 2020
  • What’s My Name [1] — Why this essay? July 18, 2020
  • What’s My Name [2] — Why the title? July 18, 2020
  • What’s My Name [3] — Introduction: so, who am I? July 28, 2020
  • What’s My Name [4] — Born in Lodz July 18, 2020
  • What’s My Name [5] — Early Childhood July 24, 2020
  • What’s My Name [6] — Later Childhood July 28, 2020
  • What’s My Name [7] — The voyage to the Promised Land July 26, 2020
  • What’s My Name [8] — The first years in the new country July 28, 2020
  • What’s My Name [9] — Life as a boarder at the French school in Jaffa July 28, 2020
  • An Interesting Life [1] — Why this essay? July 21, 2020
  • An Interesting Life [2] — Early Years – a Normal Life July 21, 2020
  • An Interesting Life [3] — Start of World War II Period from September 1939 to January 1940 July 22, 2020
  • An Interesting Life [4] — Life in the USSR July 22, 2020
  • An Interesting Life [5] — On the road from Moscow to Lodz via Berlin July 22, 2020
  • An Interesting Life [6] — Life in Lodz July 22, 2020
  • An Interesting Life [7] — The Promised Land July 22, 2020
  • An Interesting Life [8] — Life is good July 22, 2020
  • Interesujące Życie [1] — Dlaczego ten esej? July 21, 2020
  • Interesujące Życie [2] — Wczesne Lata – Normalne Życie July 21, 2020
  • Interesujące Życie [3] — Początek II wojny światowej -Okres od września 1939 r. do stycznia 1940 July 22, 2020
  • Interesujące Życie [4] — Życie w ZSRR July 22, 2020
  • Interesujące Życie [5] — — Na drodze z Moskwy do Łodzi przez Berlin July 22, 2020
  • Interesujące Życie [6] — Życie w Łodzi July 22, 2020

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