European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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But in fact people in that list were me, the Świezewskis, there was Helena…
But in fact people in that list were me, the Świezewskis, there was Helena…
In questa lista c'ero io, gli Świezewski, Helena… -
Finally when we left the van which took us from the Lublin airport to Lublin,
Finally when we left the van which took us from the Lublin airport to Lublin,
Quando scendemmo dal camion che ci aveva portato dall'aeroporto di Lublino in città, -
we reached Spokojna Street, it was a street in which before the war there was a province building
we reached Spokojna Street, it was a street in which before the war there was a province building
raggiungemmo la via Spokojna, dove prima della guerra e anche in seguito si trovava l'edificio del voivodato, -
and after the war too, to that time there was the office of PKWN.
and after the war too, to that time there was the office of PKWN.
ma dove all'epoca c'era l'ufficio del PKWN. -
Listen, it was totally unbelievable while we were going in this van from the airport to Lublin
Listen, it was totally unbelievable while we were going in this van from the airport to Lublin
Ascoltate, mentre andavamo con quel camion dall'aeroporto verso Lublino, era incredibile -
we saw stores and everywhere Polish names, notices, army in Polish uniforms.
we saw stores and everywhere Polish names, notices, army in Polish uniforms.
vedere dappertutto le scritte in polacco, l'esercito con la divisa polacca - ancora adesso, quando ci penso, mi vengono i brividi lungo la schiena. -
It was extremely impressive after this all the mess, after the war.
It was extremely impressive after this all the mess, after the war.
Ci faceva un'impressione incredibile dopo tutta questa confusione, dopo la guerra. -
The Warsaw Uprising was continuing, we knew about the Warsaw Uprising,
The Warsaw Uprising was continuing, we knew about the Warsaw Uprising,
L'Insurrezione di Varsavia continuava, noi sapevamo dell'insurrezione, -
we knew about everything.
we knew about everything.
sapevamo tutto. -
Here were Polish words and the Polish army.
Here were Polish words and the Polish army.
Però qui c'erano le scritte in polacco, c'era l'esercito polacco. -
Helena Snarska’s escape from a transport to Treblinka
Helena Snarska’s escape from a transport to Treblinka
La fuga di Helena Snarska dal treno verso Treblinka -
I need to add that as I said earlier there were two priests in Vilnius,
I need to add that as I said earlier there were two priests in Vilnius,
Aggiungo che, come dicevo prima, a Vilnius c'erano due preti: -
priest Chlebowicz, who gave Maryśka the birth certificate
priest Chlebowicz, who gave Maryśka the birth certificate
don Chlebowicz, che aveva rilasciato a Maryśka il certificato di nascita, -
and priest Kretowicz, and the brother of Kretowicz, Onufry - the old man, who used to sit in upper Orwidów,
and priest Kretowicz, and the brother of Kretowicz, Onufry - the old man, who used to sit in upper Orwidów,
e don Kretowicz, fratello del vecchietto Onufry Kretowicz che stava a Górny Orwidów -
he also gave two false birth certificates.
he also gave two false birth certificates.
e che a sua volta rilasciava dei certificati falsi. -
In the upper Orwidów also was a lady, who escaped from the train going to Treblinka
In the upper Orwidów also was a lady, who escaped from the train going to Treblinka
A Górny Orwidów c'era anche una signora che era scappata dal treno per Treblinka -
and the priest Kretowicz sent her to his brother's wife to help at the farm house
and the priest Kretowicz sent her to his brother's wife to help at the farm house
e che don Kretowicz aveva mandato dalla sua cognata per dare una mano nella fattoria. -
Her name was Helena Strumińska,
Her name was Helena Strumińska,
Si chiamava Helena Strumińska, -
something like that, well. Mrs. Helena, well, I felt that something was wrong with her.
something like that, well. Mrs. Helena, well, I felt that something was wrong with her.
spero di non avere sbagliato il cognome. Sentivo che c'era qualcosa di strano. -
Mrs. Helena was a surgeon, the daughter of a doctor from Vilnius, a Jew.
Mrs. Helena was a surgeon, the daughter of a doctor from Vilnius, a Jew.
La sig.ra Helena era un chirurgo, era figlia di un medico di Vilnius, ebrea.