A Story of Kindness Amid Polish-Ukrainian Historical…
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A Story of Kindness Amid Polish-Ukrainian Historical Wounds.
In the shadow of recent events affecting Polish-Ukrainian relations, I would like to share the story of my grandmother and her family. She lived near Tarnopol. From childhood, she had Ukrainian neighbors, and our family included people who married Ukrainians. They generally had close and friendly relationships with one another. Although my grandmother was still a child at the time and remembers only fragments, she never forgot her Ukrainian neighbor. The Ukrainian woman in the photograph warned my grandmother’s family about the upcoming UPA attacks. She gave my grandmother a pair of trzewiki (don't know the English name), a true luxury in those times, and asked her never to forget her. Soon after, my grandmother’s family left everything behind and had to leave their home. Even today, despite her old age and memory problems, my grandmother still remembers this woman. Sometimes she forgets the names of her own parents, but she still remembers the kindness she experienced from her Ukrainian neighbor.I hope this story reaches many people. We should remember that although there was terrible cruelty and suffering, there were also many stories like this, stories of compassion, and humanity.
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In the shadow of recent events affecting Polish-Ukrainian relations, I would like to share the story of my grandmother and her family. She lived near Tarnopol. From childhood, she had Ukrainian neighbors, and our family included people who married Ukrainians. They generally had close and friendly relationships with one another. Although my grandmother was still a child at the time and remembers only fragments, she never forgot her Ukrainian neighbor. The Ukrainian woman in the photograph warned my grandmother’s family about the upcoming UPA attacks. She gave my grandmother a pair of trzewiki (don't know the English name), a true luxury in those times, and asked her never to forget her. Soon after, my grandmother’s family left everything behind and had to leave their home. Even today, despite her old age and memory problems, my grandmother still remembers this woman. Sometimes she forgets the names of her own parents, but she still remembers the kindness she experienced from her Ukrainian neighbor.I hope this story reaches many people. We should remember that although there was terrible cruelty and suffering, there were also many stories like this, stories of compassion, and humanity.
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