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I'm Auntie Halina, and I love it
'Ciocia Halinku.' Auntie Halina. At the age of 77 I have become the auntie to the cousins I never knew I had. And I love it. I'm just...
Halina St James
May 12, 20241 min read


Finding my roots in Poland
I feel humbled. I feel lucky. I feel loved. My first, heartfelt, reactions on making face-to-face contact with members of my father's...
Halina St James
May 10, 20242 min read


What's in a name?
I was born Halina Zebrowska in a Displaced Person’s (DP) camp in Weiden, Germany, after World War 2. When I started school in Canada, at...
Halina St James
May 6, 20242 min read
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