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Halina St James
Nov 22, 20232 min read
'Sugar kisses' after 70 years
Last year I returned to the German army base in Bavaria where I'd lived as a Displaced Person after World War II. This year I tracked...
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Halina St James
Nov 14, 20232 min read
"The past must never be repeated"
Flowers placed lovingly on a simple memorial where, 80 years ago, my mother lived in a draughty wooden hut. She was there under guard by...
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Halina St James
Nov 3, 20232 min read
Two fathers, one war
As I research my family's experiences in World War II, I've been reflecting on my two fathers, and the very different ways in which they...
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