|
|
Wednesday 07/25/2001 4:43:51am
|
|
Name:
|
Woszczak
|
|
E-Mail:
|
L-Woszczak@t-online.de
|
|
Referred
By:
|
E-Mail
|
|
Location:
|
Germany
|
|
Comments:
|
There
are no words to describe what happened. I am very ashamed of my Polish
nation and there are still people trying to explain and to justify the
murders of Jedwabne, Radzilow and many other places in Poland. How many???
|
|
|
|
|
Saturday 07/21/2001 0:58:53am
|
|
Name:
|
Robert
Atlas
|
|
E-Mail:
|
ratlas@us.ibm.com
|
|
Referred
By:
|
Search
Engine
|
|
Location:
|
Houston,
Texas
|
|
Comments:
|
Thanks
for the site!
|
|
|
|
|
Thursday 07/12/2001 12:45:15pm
|
|
Name:
|
Michael
D. Norenberg, MD
|
|
E-Mail:
|
mnorenbe@med.miami.edu
|
|
Referred
By:
|
Friend
|
|
Location:
|
Coral
Gables, FL
|
|
Comments:
|
I'm a grandson, nephew and cousin of the victims. My
mother was from Radzilow and my father from Jedwabne. In a way, we are all
survivors of the atrocities.
|
|
|
|
|
Thursday 07/05/2001 2:44:27pm
|
|
Name:
|
Dana
B. Baum
|
|
E-Mail:
|
danabaum@qwest.net
|
|
Referred
By:
|
Search
Engine
|
|
Location:
|
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
|
Comments:
|
My grandfather on my Mother's side of the family lived in
this area. A cousin's web
site hashkedim.com suggested I view your site.
Thank you for all your hard work.
|
|
|
|
|
Saturday 06/23/2001 2:41:30am
|
|
Name:
|
Shirley
Holton
|
|
E-Mail:
|
RandSHolton@cs.com
|
|
Referred
By:
|
Just Surfed In
|
|
Location:
|
|
|
Comments:
|
My
cousin Arlene Feller of NJ and I are searching for our Szczuczyn Ajminski
family, also the Solistowskis who came to the US (Chicago/Detroit) in the
1920s. Anyone with info please contact. This is the second time I have
visited this fascinating project and I shall come again to see the
Szczuczyn photos.
|
|
|
|
|
Thursday 06/21/2001 05:30:37pm
|
|
Name:
|
Laura
Stempel
|
|
E-Mail:
|
lstempel@tc-alum.com
|
|
Referred
By:
|
Search
Engine
|
|
Location:
|
Fort
Lauderdale, Florida
|
|
Comments:
|
I
am living in Fort Lauderdale, but for most of my live (30y) I have lived
in southwest Poland. Until last year I wasn't aware of what happened
during WWII in Radzilow and Jedwabne. I have been lived in Poland only
amongst other Polish. I consider myself as an open person, without any
racist feelings and free from any prejudice.
I
am sorry for what had happened. I always hope people won't do the same
thing to each other.
This
e-mail is wrote only to express my feeling.
Laura
Stempel
|
|
|
|
|
Tuesday 06/19/2001 09:47:52am
|
|
Name:
|
Monika
Klama
|
|
E-Mail:
|
monika.klama@opal.com.pl
|
|
Referred
By:
|
Search
Engine
|
|
Location:
|
Grodzisk
Wlkp., Poland
|
|
Comments:
|
I've
found your site address in Anna Bikont's article about Radzilów in Gazeta
Wyborcza. Lomzyńskie is the region my parents come from (Zabiele near
Kolno). I'm especially impressed by the old pictures of Radzilovers. A
world we, the younger ones, have never had a chance to meet. My
grandfather used to tell stories about the war times, when all the Jews
from Kolno were said to gather in the main market place and taken in
trucks to the nearby forest to be executed by German soldiers. There is
also a ruined Jewish cemetery not far from Kolno.
|
|
|
|
|
Tuesday 06/19/2001 09:03:07am
|
|
Name:
|
Anna
Hamrol
|
|
E-Mail:
|
Anna.Hamrol@mojeauto.pl
|
|
Referred
By:
|
Search
Engine
|
|
Location:
|
Poland
|
|
Comments:
|
Witam serdecznie!
Mam na imię Ania - jestem młodą Polką, mieszkam we
Wrocławiu. Odwiedziłam Pana strony internetowe po wczorajszej
lekturze artykułu o zbrodni w Radziłowie ("Gazeta Wyborcza").
Wcześniej zapoznałam się z innymi publikacjami na ten temat
oraz z "Sąsiadami" J.T.Grossa. Jestem poruszona tymi
historiami, ponieważ moi krewni (Polacy) również bardzo
ucierpieli podczas wojny - babcia była w Oświęcimiu,
dziadkowie w obozach jenieckich ... Jestem zdania, że takie strony
internetowe, jak www.radzilow.com powinny być odwiedzane zwłaszcza przez młodych
Polaków. Prezentowane przez Pana fotografie pobudzają do głębokich
refleksji i oddają niepowtarzalną atmosferę polsko-żydowskich
miasteczek ...
Pozdrawiam serdecznie i życzę wiele sił!
Ania
|
|
Translation:
|
Cordial Greetings!
My Christian name is ANIA – I'm a young Polish woman,
I live at Wrocław. Yesterday, after having red a report about RADZIŁÓW
in "Gazeta Wyborcza." I visited your pages on the Web. Before that I
have read other articles on this subject and the book by J.T.Gross –
"Neighbors." I was deeply moved by these reports, because some members
of my (Polish) family had also suffered during the War: my Grannie was in
Auschwitz and both of my Granddads
had been prisoners of war. I share the opinion that such Web pages as
www.radzilow.com
should be visited by young Poles in particular. The pictures presented
there by you stimulate deep reflections and render a unique atmosphere of
the Polish-Jewish little towns...
I greet you very cordially and I wish you be strong
enough to carry on!
Ania
|
|
|
|
|
Monday 06/18/2001 10:31:17am
|
|
Name:
|
|
|
E-Mail:
|
wild_kom@wp.pl
|
|
Referred
By:
|
Search
Engine
|
|
Location:
|
Poland
|
|
Comments:
|
This
site is beautiful. Thank you very much indeed.
|
|
|
|
|
Monday 06/18/2001 10:18:09am
|
|
Name:
|
Helena
Szmuness
|
|
E-Mail:
|
helena.szmuness@bbc.co.uk
|
|
Referred
By:
|
Search
Engine
|
|
Location:
|
|
|
Comments:
|
Thanks!!
I just finished reading Ania Bikont's text in Gazeta Wyborcza on what
happened there on July 7th, 1941, I feel so horrified by what I read and
just wanted to look at the photos... I want to go to Poland in July for
the commemoration of the victims. I feel a great need to do so. I left
Poland in 1968.
|
|
|
|
|
Sunday 06/17/2001 8:59:06pm
|
|
Name:
|
Michal
|
|
E-Mail:
|
mpole@poland.com
|
|
Referred
By:
|
Search
Engine
|
|
Location:
|
Poland
|
|
Comments:
|
Hi Mr. Gutstein!
I'm 17 years old male from northern Poland. I read an
article in Polish newspaper "Wyborcza". I heard few times about Jews usually it wasn't good
opinions like for example everybody maintain
that Jews had their shops and indicated to take over Polish. I don't know
exactly.
I started to interest in Jews when people were talking
about Jedwabne. I am so sad that Poles have done such things: I couldn't
believe it, but it is fact. I am sure that I will tell the next generation
about residents of couple Polish town who killed, MURDERED, their
neighbors.
It was only a terrible story for me until I seen the
pictures of those people I noticed that they were common like I am, they
had their feelings, families, duties etc.... and were murdered by people
they trusted. I can not imagine how it could happen. I am sure in one issue WE can't forget about this!
I consider myself as catholic, and I don't know how
people who have done it could called themselves catholics. The most
shocking is that priests were encouraging even kids to hate Jews....
With sorrow,
Micha
SHALOM
|
|
|
|
|
Sunday 06/17/2001 12:19:29pm
|
|
Name:
|
Jerzy
Leszek Dudek-Basinski
|
|
E-Mail:
|
lemar3@wp.pl
|
|
Referred
By:
|
Search
Engine
|
|
Location:
|
Poland
|
|
Comments:
|
Glebokie wzruszenie
Po otworzeniu strony internetowej o dziejach i pamiatkach
z Radzilowa, ogarnelo mnie glebokie i przejmujace wzruszenie.
Znajac
jednoczesnie martyrologie Rodaków wyznania Mojzeszowego w Jedwabnym nie
tylko, uwazam, ze wszyscy prawdziwi Polacy powinni wielokrotnie wyrazic
gleboki zal i ogromna bolesc z powodu okrutnych, bestialskich i
zwierzecych zachowan rodaków z tamtych terenów.
Ja
sam pochodze z Grodna i mieszkalem na ulicy, gdzie mieszkala wiekszosc
Zydowska. Znalem dokladnie ich nedze i los jaki pózniej ich spotkal.
Ogromnie bolejac nad tym przesylam na Panskie rece wyrazy Wielkiego
Szacunku i jednosci w Cierpieniu.
Z
powazaniem
Jerzy Leszek Dudek-Basinski
|
|
Translation:
|
Profound
emotion
Dear
Sir,
When
I have opened your Web page, devoted to the history and remembrance of
Radzilow, I have been deeply moved..
At
the same time, as I know the martyrology of our compatriots of Jewish
faith, at Jedwabne and other places, I think that all genuine Poles should
express, not just once but many times, their grief and sorrow because of
the cruel, bestial and brutal acts, committed by their countrymen from that
part of Poland.
My
own origin is from Grodno, and I lived at a predominantly Jewish street
there. I knew very well the misery of the Jews and their tragic fate later
on.
Deeply
deploring all that had happened, I express to you my high esteem and my
solidarity with you in anguish.
Faithfully
yours
Jerzy
Leszek Dudek-Basinski
|
|
|
|
|
Sunday 06/17/2001 07:47:17am
|
|
Name:
|
Bartosz
Bielak
|
|
E-Mail:
|
bartosz.bielak@polkomtel.com.pl
|
|
Referred
By:
|
Search
Engine
|
|
Location:
|
Poland
|
|
Comments:
|
Thanks
a lot for this great site. I've already read any article wrote by Anna
Bikont. For many years I didn't know the truth about our Polish history.
Now I know. I'm very sorry for my countrymen. Not all Poles are the same.
Please forgive us!!!
|
|
|
|
|
Saturday 06/16/2001 01:29:22pm
|
|
Name:
|
Jerzy
Szwejkowski
|
|
E-Mail:
|
j_szw@wp.pl
|
|
Referred
By:
|
Search
Engine
|
|
Location:
|
Olsztyn.
Poland
|
|
Comments:
|
I pay tribute to the victims of the murder, perpetrated
by stupid and primitive people. I'm ashamed that they were my (Polish)
compatriots. But not only Poles were such, The whole humanity is marked by
a margin (be it only a margin!) of foolishness, madness and bestiality
(see: Ruanda, Yugoslavia and other countries). Let us be human!
|
|
|
|
|
Saturday 06/16/2001 02:42:09pm
|
|
Name:
|
Bogdan
Cieciura
|
|
E-Mail:
|
sp8alc@pf.pl
|
|
Referred
By:
|
Search
Engine
|
|
Location:
|
Poland
|
|
Comments:
|
A
Big Piece of Truth about Us. Thanks.
|
|
|
|
|
Saturday 06/16/2001 10:55:41am
|
|
Name:
|
Choinski
|
|
E-Mail:
|
waldemar@hoga.pl
|
|
Referred
By:
|
Search
Engine
|
|
Location:
|
Lodz, Poland
|
|
Comments:
|
I
was born in Bialystok 46 years ago. My parents come from villages near
Tykocin. I used to spend my summer holidays there when I was a child.
Nobody told me at that time what had happened during the war in Jedwabne
and Radzilow. Now I can hardly believe my eyes when I learn what Poles did
to their Jewish neighbours 60 years ago.
I
do not know what to say now but to pray to my God for the souls of the
Dead. I feel ashamed for my countrymen.
Due
to your efforts finally I can get to know more about the neighbours of my
parents. Thank you.
|
|
|
|
|
Monday 05/28/2001 5:52:49pm
|
|
Name:
|
Adina
Cohen
|
|
E-Mail:
|
adina@att.net
|
|
Referred
By:
|
Friend
|
|
Location:
|
New
York
|
|
Comments:
|
I
am a descendant of Shimon Areyah Surawicz, not quite sure of spelling. I
believe he & his family lived in Radzilow in the late 1800's. It is
fascinating to learn about this town where some of my ancestors called
home.
|
|
|
|
|
Saturday 05/26/2001 5:11:11pm
|
|
Name:
|
Archie
Marcus
|
|
E-Mail:
|
ARCHIE7@JUNO.COM
|
|
Referred
By:
|
Friend
|
|
Location:
|
|
|
Comments:
|
Just
had an opportunity to view your webpage and it is just astounding.
Congratulations
on what dedication you have and to the enormous things that you have
accomplished.
|
|
|
|
|
Wednesday 05/23/2001 4:38:48am
|
|
Name:
|
Zwi
Wasserstein
|
|
E-Mail:
|
zwi@inx.net
|
|
Referred
By:
|
SearchEngine
|
|
Location:
|
New
York City
|
|
Comments:
|
Thank
you for this amazing site.
I
am the son of Berel (Dov) Wasersztajn from Radzilow. My father went back
to visit Radzilow in the 1980's, three years before he died. I refused to
accompany him at the time (I had no desire to visit a village of
murderers) but I feel sorry now that I didn't go.
Visiting
your site is a little bit like having been there after all. Better yet:
seeing the Radzilow that my father knew before the war, before the Jewish
presence there was erased...
I
am quite sure that I am related to Shmuel Waserstajn from Jedwabne (Shmuel
W. appears on your photo page. He survived the Jedwabne massacre and
testified after the war. He is quoted in Jan Gross' book.)
I'd
be very grateful for any information on how Shmuel Waserstajn of Jedwabne
is related to the Waserstajns of Radzilow.
|
|
|
|
|
Sunday 05/20/2001 11:20:41am
|
|
Name:
|
Vivian
Bender
|
|
E-Mail:
|
vbendersan@aol.com
|
|
Referred
By:
|
Just
Surfed In
|
|
Location:
|
Hollywood,
Florida
|
|
Comments:
|
An
absolutely fantastic page. The information u have here is unbelievable!!
Keep up the great work !!
luv
ya!!
|
|
|
|
|
Friday 05/18/2001 4:36:02am
|
|
Name:
|
Tomasz
Panczyk
|
|
E-Mail:
|
shebreshin@yahoo.com
|
|
Homepage
Title:
|
Szczebrzeszyn Jewish Cemetery Project
|
|
Homepage
URL:
|
http://shebreshin.blogspot.com
|
|
Referred
By:
|
Just
Surfed In
|
|
Location:
|
Poland
|
|
Comments:
|
Wonderful
Page. Very professional.
I wish my Szczebrzeszyn page looked like this one.
Again
- thanks for this great page.
|
|
|
|
|
Sunday 04/29/2001 7:19:39pm
|
|
Name:
|
Mary
E. Cervantes
|
|
E-Mail:
|
maryec318@aol.com
|
|
Referred By:
|
E-Mail
|
|
Location:
|
San
Bernardino, California
|
|
Comments:
|
Until
a couple of months ago, I did not know that the village of Radzilow
existed or that I have ancestors who had lived there.My great-grandfather Jozef Bielski, who was born circa 1880, was
the son of Jan Bielski and Weronica (nee Raliszewska).
He arrived in the USA in 1907.He married my great-grandmother Marianna Wlaszczynska at St.
Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Passaic, New Jersey, in 1910.Per their marriage record, Jozef was from Radzilow.
I
have now read the accounts of the unthinkable acts of violence and of the
tragic deaths of the Jews of Radzilow, which were perpetrated by the Poles
and condoned by the Roman Catholic Church.
Although
it is unknown to me whether or not I have relatives who lived in Radzilow
during WW II, I know that it is possible.The Polish part of me that has roots in Radzilow is extremely
ashamed of the events that took place there during the war.
From
my heart, I would like to express my deepest sympathy to the descendants
of the Jews who perished, and if per chance, any of my ancestors or living
relatives participated in the horrors afflicted upon the Jews of Radzilow,
I offer my sincerest apology.
Mary
|
|
|
|
|
Saturday 04/28/2001 1:59:35pm
|
|
Name:
|
Vicki
Riba Koestler
|
|
E-Mail:
|
Rkoestler1@compuserve.com
|
|
Referred By:
|
Friend
|
|
Location:
|
Ridgewood,
New Jersey
|
|
Comments:
|
Dear
Jose, You have done a
wonderful job with the web page; thank you.
I will be returning to it often, and will show my family.
Also, I'll be in touch soon with some information for you.
|
|
|
|
|
Thursday 04/26/2001 4:44:45pm
|
|
Name:
|
Charlotte
Vineburg
|
|
E-Mail:
|
cviv48@aol.com
|
|
Referred By:
|
E-Mail
|
|
Location:
|
New
Jersey and Florida
|
|
Comments:
|
You
are doing a fantastic, herculean job putting all this together. All those
interested will benefit greatly by your efforts. May you go from strength
to strength and continue compiling information which will be useful to so
many of the now and future generations.
|
|
|
|
|
Saturday 04/21/2001 10:35:31pm
|
|
Name:
|
Jeffrey
L. Levin
|
|
E-Mail:
|
jdmalevin@aol.com
|
|
Referred By:
|
Search
Engine
|
|
Location:
|
Scarsdale,
New York
|
|
Comments:
|
I
learned today that my wife's grandmother came from Radzilow.The family name was Sztabinski and
Danowski.I found your website through JewishGen while looking for
information regarding Radzilow.
|
|
|
|
|
Friday 04/20/2001 9:38:36am
|
|
Name:
|
Jerzy
Kaczmarczyk
|
|
E-Mail:
|
ppjk@poczta.onet
|
|
Referred By:
|
Friend
|
|
Location:
|
Gliwice,
Poland
|
|
Comments:
|
With
great pleasure i surf at your page. Im interestig a history our nations. I
know my english is poor but, two years ago i was spent my holydays in
Israel and im under impresion it's beautifull country and i meet many
nice, smart people. Please send me a letter via mail. Maby we talk in
Polish?
|
|
|
|
|
Saturday 04/14/2001 10:37:30am
|
|
Name:
|
Ilan
Guy
|
|
E-Mail:
|
ilanguy@zahav.net.il
|
|
Referred
By:
|
Just
Surfed In
|
|
Location:
|
Ashdod,
Israel
|
|
Comments:
|
I
am overwhelmed by the great work you have done in this site. I was
searching for some details of my family history and found much more than I
expected.
My
family (Grandfather Nitzvetzki and Grandmother Tchervinski) born and
lived in Radzilow until the early twenties when my grandfather fled to
Cuba and managed to bring over his family of 9 children and wife. From the
story I read here I understand that they were the lucky ones....
Later
on, most of my family arrived from Cuba to Israel.
|
|
|
|
|
Tuesday 04/10/2001 0:18:03am
|
|
Name:
|
Carolyn
Kaiman Rosenstein
|
|
E-Mail:
|
kenterway@msn.com
|
|
Referred
By:
|
E-Mail
|
|
Location:
|
|
|
Comments:
|
Jose
- It's great! Thanks for creating/maintaining it!
Carolyn
|
|
|
|
|
Monday 04/09/2001 8:18:47pm
|
|
Name:
|
Randi
Star Brestin
|
|
E-Mail:
|
rsn94@yahoo.com
|
|
Referred
By:
|
Search
Engine
|
|
Location:
|
|
|
Comments:
|
Mendel
Staroletni (Max Star) was my great uncle.
I would love to learn more about my heritage.
Thank
you,
Randi
|
|
|
|
|
Sunday 04/08/2001 9:04:35am
|
|
Name:
|
Józef
|
|
E-Mail:
|
|
|
Referred
By:
|
Just
Surfed In
|
|
Location:
|
Biala
Podlaska, Poland
|
|
Comments:
|
The
worst thing is that our two nations were in slavery under one occupation.
And they should have been united. They didn't understand it.
But
I also heard about many Poles who were saving Jews with exposing not only
their life but also life their family's.
For
that reason I'm sure there weren't only bad Poles or only bad Germans and
I hope we will live in friendship.
|
|
|
|
