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Leopold Gaszczyk: The Pole who became a photographer of Armenians
In archives found around Lebanon, Syria, Armenia, Denmark and Switzerland, observers can find photographs depicting the Armenian way of life in Syria between the 1920s and 1940s following the genocide. However, very few people know that one of the authors of these pictures is Leopold Gaszczyk—a Pole who devoted his life and work to
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Fascinating account on so many historical levels. The fate of the survivors, those that aided and worked with them, the photography that serves as a historical record. Thank you for your work in this area.
Pretty amazing. Many thanks for your work in this area. It’s incredible.
Very fascinating, thanks for publishing this. Love to find a book of the photographs if available.
Gaszczyk was a great man. Dziekujemy za fascynujacy material
Literally writing about this period right now and felt I needed some inspiration- thank you!
Misak Melkonian is my grandmother’s uncle. My grandmother knew Gaszczyk, her mother, Lucia, grew up in Gaszczyk’s house. Thank you for the great article.
The little girl sitting next to Hani, is Takouhi Melkonian, the adopted daughter of Misak and Lucia Melkonian.
I would appreciate it if you could reply. I’m working at the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute
Hello, Léopold Gaszczyk is my grand father, He died in our house 30 August 1973 in Lebanon. My Mother Hanny Gaszczyk/Minassian is still alive in France Paris. It will be great opportunity to meet Dr Dominika Macios. Dinah Minassian Paris France
Dear Dinah, I would love to visite Madame Hanny. I appreciate for contact. Could you write to me at my email address dominikamacios@gmail.com? Currently, I am in Beirut and I would love to light a candle on Leopold Gaszczyk’s grave.
Kind regards Dominika Maria Macios
I always liked Polish people, without realizing why.
Poland helping Ukrainians fleeing genocide, made me highly respectful of them.
Now reading how Mr Gaszczyk stepped up to run the Danish mission that my Father
benefited from gives me a stong feeling of love of Poland.
Hi Dominika,
Truly fascinating, thanks for publishing! The person in the upper right edge of the second photo, looking at Leopold Gaszczyk from the side, happens to be my grandfather. Both men certainly have worked together as my grandfather was running an armeninan orphanate near Kessab for the Lepsius Mission in the thirties of last century. Some photos I know from that time bear a handwriting that ressembles the on on the photos shown here.
Is there a place where to see Leopold Gaszczyk’s archives?