Conference entitled “Canada, land of refuge: Polish orphans of Tengeru and the 85th anniversary of the deportations to Siberia”

On October 28, 2025, representatives of the Center for Documentation of Deportations, Expulsions, and Resettlements at UKEN, Dr. Alicja Śmigielska and Dr. Anna Hejczyk-Gołąb, took part in a conference entitled “Canada, land of refuge: Polish orphans of Tengeru and the 85th anniversary of the deportations to Siberia,” organized by the Polish-Canadian Club in Ottawa, the National Archives of Canada in Ottawa, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Ottawa, and the Center for Documentation of Deportations, Expulsions, and Resettlements of the University of the National Education Commission in Krakow.

Photo: Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa; Jonathan Kołodziej Durand; Bogdan and Ella Gajewski.