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Polonnoye, Ukraine

Polonnoye Synagogue, Pre WWII.
Photo of painting by
Isakowitz Jurij (Yuriy) Khodorkovsky
1996.
Donated by Eric Himmelfarb.

1946 V-E Day Anniversary
Journal of the
Chicago Polonner Prog.
Aid Society

Donated by: Randy Ford

The Polonner Prog. Aid Society published this V-E Day Anniversary Journal on May 5, 1946 (Mother's Day).  There was probably an accompanying event since the Logan Square Masonic Temple of Chicago, Illinois is listed on the front page.  Inside there is both a list of Polonners that served in the war (either for the U.S. or Russian military) with accompanying photos of each soldier as well as the names of the officers and organizers of the Chicago Polonner Prog. Aid Society at the time.  The following text is included:

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This Album is Dedicated
to the Mothers of Our
Victorious Children in Service

Mother's Day 1946

THERE IS EVER ONE WHO WAITS, WHEN ALL IS DARK AND DEATHLIKE, THRU THE DARKEST OF THE STRUGGLE THE ETERNAL SOLDIER STOOD FIRM IN HOPE AND THOUGHT. WITH LOVED ONES RETURN FROM BATTLES' WOE SHE GAINS SURCEASE FROM ENDLESS DAY OF WAITING FOR THE MOMENT OF PEACE NOW FOR ALL, TOGETHER AGAIN STRENGTH IS RENEWED, RESOLUTION HIGH THAT WE GO FORWARD, UNITED WITH SHE WHO KEPT CONSTANT VIGIL,  FOR A WAY OF LIFE.

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In Gratitude

To you women and men now returned to family and friends from long days of national service we extend our warmest welcome and best greetings. During our gatherings of past years we often spoke of the time when all of us would be together again. The heartache has eased, the day of meeting is happily here. We give thanks that you are civilians once again and know that peace will remain our way of life if we remember the past and unite for the future.

MAX STERN Chairman, Service Club

	Past Presidents
M. BRESSLER	M. MARKOWITZ	D. DUBIN

 

Officers

BEN SPIEGEL	President
BORIS BRITAN	Vice President
SAM SPIEGEL	Treasurer
RALPH KOROL	Secretary
MEYER MARKOWITZ	Trustee
ISADORE GREEN	Trustee
SAM WIENER	Trustee
NATHAN MILROD	Superintendent of Cemetery
HYMAN LESSACK	Custodian
ROSE BRITAN	Chairlady of Sick

Organizers

MRS. C. STEINBERG

MRS. I. LIMENIS

 

1941

. . . . . . . . Polonner Service . . . . . . . . .

1946

[Click on  to view photograph of each individual]

Leonard Bressler	Cpt. U.S. Army - inducted May 1945
Isaiah Britan	Lieut. Red Army U.S.S.R
Jack Brotman	Major U.S. Army - Medical corps, served in European theatre
Albert Chernick	Cpl. U.S. Army - Pacific theatre, honorable discharge
Norman Chernick	Sgt. U.S. Army - European theatre, honorable discharge
Ben Fleishman	Sgt. U.S. Army - Pacific theatre, honorable discharge
William Fleishman	P.F.C. U.S. Army - European theatre, African theatre, awarded purple heart with 2 oak leaf clusters, honorable discharge Sept. 7, 1945
Alan D. Green	Capt. U.S. Army - Medical corps, European theatre, honorable discharge
Louis Green	Capt. U.S. Air Force - European theatre, prisoner of war 14 months, awarded purple heart, honorable discharge
Ezra Greenfield	Lieut. U.S. Army - European theatre, purple heart
Julius Groner	A.A.F. - in service 3 years
Norman Kahn	P.F.C. U.S. Army - European theatre, honorable discharge
Marvin A Korol	S1/C U.S. Navy - Inducted June 1945
Carl Lessack	Sgt. U.S. Army - Served in European theatre, honorable discharge
Sidney Lessack	U.S. Navy - Serving with Pacific fleet
Kenneth Levy	A.A.F. Cadet - In service 36 months, honorable discharge
Abe Limenis	Cadet A.A.F. - 2 years service, honorable discharge
Jennie Markowitz	U.S. Army Wac - In service 2 1/2 years, honorable discharge
David Milrod	Sgt. U.S. Army - Asiatic theatre, honorable discharge
Joseph Milrod	U.S. Navy - Pacific fleet, honorable discharge
William C. Morgan	Cpl. U.S. Army - In service 2 years, honorable discharge
Benjamin Odesser	Cpl. U.S. Army - Pacific theatre, honorable discharge
Ted Potesky	V12 U.S. Navy - 3 years in service
Sidney M. Rappaport	Sgt. U.S. Army - Pacific theatre, honorable discharge
Nachman Robin	Red Army U.S.S.R. - Killed in action, at Gates of Berlin
Leo Shapiro	Cpl. U.S. Army - Asiatic theatre, honorable discharge
M. Shapiro	Cpl. U.S. Army - European theatre, honorable discharge
Lee Shore	Sgt. U.S. Army - Pacific theatre, honorable discharge
Bernard Siegel	Cpl. U.S. Army - Serving in Japan
Jerome Siegel	Cpl. U.S. Army - 3 years in service, honorable discharge
Ben Spiegel (father)	P.F.C. U.S. Army - Honorable discharge
Harold Spiegel	S/Sgt. U.S. Army - European theatre, honorable discharge
Harvey Spiegel (son)	Cpl. U.S. Army - In service 3 years
Jack Steinberg	Sgt. U.S. Army - Pacific theatre, honorable discharge
Manuel Steinberg	Cpl. U.S. Army - European theatre, honorable discharge
Jerry Stern	Cpl. A.A.F. - Served Asiatic theatre, honorable discharge
Leo K. Stern	Cpl. U.S. Army - In service 3 1/2 years
William Stoolman	Cpl. U.S. Army - Pacific theatre, honorable discharge

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