Monday, February 22, 2010

More Poland pictures

Here are more pictures of Charlie in Poland: they are all from 1957 or 1958.

But for a few of his JDC co-workers, the identity of the people he is meeting with is a mystery to me. They must be leaders of the TSKZ, directors of a hat making co-op, community leaders... but who they are and what became of them, I do not know. I would like to know though.

A direct appeal: if you think you may help with identification of the individuals pictured (or you are from Poland and know the story of TSKZ and its relationship with the JDC), please do send me a message. I can provide you with a higher-resolution version of the pictures.




































Friday, February 12, 2010

More of Charlie and Krakow

These photographs, providing some background to the memorial inscription from the previous post, were taken in the early sixties, or maybe late 1950s, when the JDC was already working officially in Poland, and Charlie went there quite often. These pictures are the tourist ones, showing Charlie and Eli touring the town - soon I shall be posting a whole series of pictures showing Charlie visiting the various institutions the JDC was supporting, from hat-making workshop to a matza bakery.