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Ordinary \u2013 yet extraordinary \u2013 items preserved by the Dud\u017a family for years have found a new home at the Sybir Memorial Museum. Our guests included Janina \u015ali\u017cewska, one of the deported sisters, and Krystyna Grenczel, the granddaughter of Maria and Aleksander, who came with their family to share stories not only about the donated items but also about their family\u2019s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“This month marks the second anniversary of the Exhibit of the Month series,” said Piotr Bosko from the Department of Educational and Cultural Projects. “I am very pleased that on this anniversary, after two years, these exhibits and this story are being presented in our museum. It is an extraordinary story, from our perspective, an exceptionally unusual one, which shows that Africa and Siberia are very closely linked. At one point in this family\u2019s history, Africa and Siberia became one. They became part of the journey halfway around the world.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the story behind the family heirlooms?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before the outbreak of World War II, the Dud\u017a family lived in Sokolany, in the former Bia\u0142ystok Voivodeship (Sok\u00f3\u0142ka County). During the Soviet occupation, the father of the family, Aleksander Dud\u017a, was involved in underground activities and hid from the Soviet authorities to avoid arrest. It turned out that the Soviets indeed decided to get rid of Aleksander, along with his entire family. In June 1941, during the fourth mass deportation, his wife Maria and their three daughters, Alfreda, W\u0142adys\u0142awa, and Janina, were sent to Siberia. Aleksander himself was not deported because the Soviets couldn\u2019t find him. His sister Marianna and his 75-year-old father Jan shared the fate of Maria and the daughters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, on July 30, 1941, a little over a month after the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany, an agreement restoring the broken off (after September 17, 1939) diplomatic relations between Poland and the Soviet Union (the so-called Sikorski-Mayski Agreement) was signed. Its result was the announcement  of amnesty whereby Polish citizens in the Soviet Union were to regain their freedom. Among the thousands of individuals released from slavery were also members of the Dud\u017a family. They headed towards one of the places where the Polish army commanded by General W\u0142adys\u0142aw Anders had been formed and in 1942 they evacuated with the Polish army to the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, the Dud\u017a family ended up in a camp for Polish refugees in Tengeru (now Tanzania). They returned to Poland in 1947, where, after years of separation, they were reunited with Aleksander. Unfortunately, not everyone survived the second journey \u2014 Maria\u2019s father-in-law, Jan, died in Tehran in 1942.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Now I wish I’d listened more to their stories about deportations,” recalled Anna Sa\u0144ko, daughter of Alfreda Dud\u017a. “When you\u2019re young, you\u2019re not interested in such things. And when you finally become interested, it\u2019s definitely too late.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, she managed to write some family memoirs and keep the memorabilia, that now can be seen in the Museum. Mrs. Krystyna Grenczel, Alfreda\u2019s daughter, Maria and Aleksander\u2019s granddaughter told more about the items donated to the collection of the Sybir Memorial Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“The towel was brought from Africa, [\u2026] it was only used on special occasions, hung up, because back then it was hung as a decoration. And my grandmother always said that this was a towel from Africa. I never used it, and now I have donated it to the museum as a keepsake,” said Krystyna Grenczel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scarf, on the other hand, was used by Mrs. Krystyna\u2019s grandmother to cover herself when it was cold. But the scarf was made in Poland, from sheep\u2019s wool. During the meeting, a valuable family album was also presented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The display case presenting our Exhibit of the Month can be found in the upper hall of the Sybir Memorial Museum. The Dud\u017a family memorabilia can be seen until the end of the summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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