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The first letter in six years
During her years as a work slave for the Nazis, my mother Mary struggled to stay in touch with her parents in Vinnitsa, Ukraine. Letters...
Halina St James
Jan 1, 20231 min read


The life of a Nazi slave worker
On a cold February morning in 1943 a 17 year-old girl set off from her home in Vinnitsa, in what was then Russian-occupied Ukraine. She...
Halina St James
Dec 26, 20221 min read


A stone for Stan
When I began my search for my father, Stanislaw Zebrowski, I knew he would be dead by now. He was born in 1914, so if he was still alive...
Halina St James
Dec 8, 20222 min read
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