[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Fw: Re: Executed in Zhitomir 1938

[richard benert]

I do appreciate all this gratitude, but don't forget that the book was 
originally brought to our attention by Laurel Davies.

Dick
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>          I would also like to extend my thanks to Richard Benert for 
> drawing the book to our attention and strongly recommend it as well  to 
> those who have not yet read it .
>
> John Marsch
> ----------------------------------------
>
>
>          A book report,
>
>  In a Nov. 3-05 mailing Richard Benert mentioned Kate Brown's book:
>  "A Biography of No Place: From Ethnic Borderland to Soviet Heartland",
>  (Harvard U. Press, 2004)
>  I've just finished reading it. Our local Library obtained it through the
>  Library
>  Exchange program.
>  I found it to be a treasure-trove of information and do highly recommend
>  it to
>  anyone interested in Volhynia in the period between the two WWars. It is
>  well
>  documented. My cousin Bernhard's story, (who survived 10 years of Gulag,
>  1942-1952, in central Siberia and the Magadan Peninsula) confirms what is
>
>  detailed in this book.
>  Also our family's 3 years of purgatory, (say, experience in the 'Workers
>  Paradise') in East Prussia 1945-1947) confirms the incredible results of
>  such misguided policies.
>
>  Richard, thank you for that valuable hint.
>
>  Siegfried Matt
>
>
>  --------- Forwarded message ----------
>  From: "richard benert" <benovich at imt.net>
>  To: "Michelle Bakke-Purnell" <wldrose at telusplanet.net>,
>           "SGGEE mail list" <ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org>
>  Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 09:39:20 -0700
>  Subject: Re: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Executed in Zhitomir 1938
>  Message-ID: <000a01c5e095$250ec100$d9e289d1 at richard01>
>  References: <43699996.5020002 at telusplanet.net>
>
>  Michelle,
>
>  The most obvious place to look for the 350 Germans executed Sept. 20,
>  1938
>  is Don Miller's "Under Arrest:  Repression of the Russian Germans in the
>  Zhitomir Region".  On pp. 225-231, Don gives the names of all of them,
>  and
>  discusses the horrible episode, plus many others, in his text.  You can
>  easily order the book from Don at http://inthemidstofwolves.com.
>  Unfortunately, I don't find the name, Honig, anywhere in the book, but
>  the
>  book is indispensible for learning about the era and the tactics of the
>  Bolshevik interrogators and executioners.
>
>  Another book that must be mentioned is Kate Brown's "A Biography of No
>  Place:  From Ethnic Borderland to Soviet Heartland", (Harvard U. Press,
>  2004).  This book was brought to our attention a couple weeks ago by
>  Laurel
>  Davies, and I'm now in the process of reading it.  I'm very impressed by
>  it,
>  and I think it should be required reading for anyone interested in
>  Volhynia
>  during the 1920s to 1945.  It sets the repression of ethnic Germans in
>  the
>  context of Soviet (and later, Nazi) policies towards the region (which
>  included repressing Poles, Ukrainians and Jews also), so it helps us
>  overcome the sometimes myopic view we get when we concentrate only on our
>
>  own relatives in the region.  In addition, it's beautifully written, and
>  it
>  pays a lot of attention to the ordinary life of "little people" (like our
>
>  relatives).  I'm really excited about this book, and I would urge
>  everyone
>  to get a copy.  I was lucky.  I found it in the library of Montana State
>  U
>  here in Bozeman, much to my surprise.
>
>  Dick Benert
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: "Michelle Bakke-Purnell" <wldrose at telusplanet.net>
>  To: "SGGEE mail list" <ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org>
>  Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 10:01 PM
>  Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Executed in Zhitomir 1938
>
>
>  > 300+ people, mostly Germans, included in a legal case tried by a troika
>  of
>  > officials.  All were executed in the Zhitomir area in September 1938.
>  >
>  > George Shoning
>  >
>  > George
>  > Can you give me some more information on this or where to find more on
>  it.
>  > The reason is that I can't get through a brick wall on my
>  > Greatgrandfathers family.  He came from near this area, escaping in the
>
>  > middle of the night with his brother.  The only story he ever told his
>  > family was that his family back home was taken in the middle of the
>  night
>  > and executed. I have his parents names, yet I would like to find more
>  > information on the family and what happened.  If that is even possible.
>
>  > Thanks for your time.
>  > Michelle Bakke-Purnell
>  >
>  >
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