Exchanging Portraits (Part 65)

Probably Schweinfurt, Germany about 1948. This fellow was one of my Dad's scouting buddies.

Imagine the beach.

Near Seligenstadt, Germany, 1948. Make the most of the location.

Traveler's Memento

Frankfurt, Germany, about 1948. Dad saved a stack of postcards from his travels in Germany.

Welcome, Summer

Near Seligenstadt, Germany, 1948. Find your summer spot.

Authorized

Buxtehude, Germany, March 28, 1948. This document certified my Dad's role as a Boy-Scout leader at the Schweinfurt Displaced Persons camp. I suspect Dad secured the certification for his travel to the Isarhorn Jamboree.

Camp Memento

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Schweinfurt, Germany, 1945 to 1949. This is a "holy card" Dad carried throughout the postwar years. The text printed on the back is not a prayer; it's the lyrics to the Lithuanian Anthem.

Exchanging Portraits (Part 53)

Probably Vienna, Austria, about 1948. This is my Dad's friend, Casey.

The Perfect Spot

Isarhorn, Germany, August 1948. My Dad's twin sister, Jonė, has found the place for her pillow.

Thanks to my Toronto Cousin for making this photo available to us.

A Closer Look (Part 38)

Schweinfurt, Germany, May 1948. Dad admires Mom.

Here's the original post.

A Different Place

Australia, January 14, 1964. My paternal Grandmother, Tatjana, saved this photo of a pair of her relatives who settled in Australia. Many Displaced Persons landed there after World War II.

My Parents initially thought they, too, would settle in Australia. My Mom was reluctant to move there because at the time, Australia did not grant licenses to graduates of foreign medical schools. Mom and Dad therefore waited until they could sail to the United States. Once in Brooklyn, Mom had to wait some time before her diploma arrived from Erlangen. She even hired a lawyer to coordinate the transfer of her medical-school documents.

An Anniversary

Schweinfurt, Germany, May 1948. My Parents married sixty-seven years ago today. That's my paternal Grandmother Tatjana (then fifty-one years old) and my maternal Grandfather Jake (then fifty-two year old) standing with the newlyweds.

Sunday Summit

Isarhorn, Germany, August 1948. My Dad's friend Casey reaches his hiking destination.

Exchanging Portraits (Part 43)

Vienna, Austria, about 1948. Someone painted a portrait of my Dad's friend, Casey, and Casey photographed the painting.

Before the Hike

Isarhorn, Germany, August 1948. My Dad's friend Casey is ready to head up into the mountains.

Exchanging Portraits (Part 39)

 

Kaiserslauten, Germany, June or July 1948. Anthony, a neighbor of Mr. Irene's Dad at the canine security unit, shared this photo as a friendship memento. 

On the back of this photo, Anthony wrote, "[Mr. Irene's Dad]! Remember our difficult and good times, as Displaced wanderers, when we either tried to make the best of things or save our homeland; but it now looks like destiny will toss us abroad among different countries. So, [Mr. Irene's Dad], remember me always. Your neighbor, Anthony."

Three Friends

Seligenstadt, Germany, March or April 1948. I earlier posted images from this outing here, here, here, and here. The child is my Mom's goddaughter, and the woman in the center is Angele.

Beach Improvisation

Near Seligenstadt, Germany, 1948. My Mom and a fellow Displaced Person find a summer spot.

Sixty-Six Years

Schweinfurt, Germany, May 1948. My Parents celebrated their wedding anniversary on May 15 and May 16. They first contracted the marriage in a civil ceremony, and the following day, they sealed the union at a religious rite.

Friday Afternoon, in Three Takes

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Beardmore, Ontario, Canada, 1947 or 1948. Toronto Al's Dad, Vladas, relaxes at the lumber yard.

Thanks to Toronto Al for making these photos available to us.

A family grows.

Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany, 1948. Standing are the Parents of my friend V. The little one in the stroller is their Son.

Thanks to my friend V for making this photo available to us.