Reunions
Reunions
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Apart from Vlad, who was born in Siberia in 1941, the other Djament offsprings were born after WW2.  On his return from Siberia in 1946 Stefan and family settled in Wroclaw where he became a member of the department of mathematics at the Wroclaw Polytechnic Institute. Janek, who worked for the Polish government, spent time building power plants in Katowice and Krakow. Julek, after initially spending a couple of years in Gliwice,  moved to Warsaw where, as a structural engineer, helped the Polish Government in rebuilding what was left of Warsaw.
 Living in different places, the Djament offsprings did not spend much time with each other apart from the occasional summer holiday on the Baltic seaside or a winter break in the Tatra mountains of Poland. In 1956 Janek and Wanda, together with their daughter Eve and Wanda's son Adam were sent to Delhi, India, where Janek was appointed as a Commercial Counselor with the Polish Embassy. Stefan continued with his academic career in Wroclaw whilst Julek emigrated to Australia in 1958. There was not a lot of opportunities for the younger Djaments to get together.
Of course the brothers were Jewish. With anti-semitism raging in Poland immediately after the war, the Djament brothers, having changed their names to something "less Jewish" were particularly concerned to keep their origins a secret from the authorities and from their children, even after Stefan and Janek emigrated from Poland, Wanda in particular, was desperate in her attempt to keep this a secret, especially from her son Adam, and forbade Eve to contact her other cousins in US and in Australia lest somehow this fact became known. Only the closest friends and relatives knew.  Having been traumatised by the events of WW2, their origin as well as "what happened during the war" was never discussed. On the odd occasion when the subject was brought up, the parents did not want to discuss it, and the younger Djaments, although probably curious, did not pursue, for fear of upsetting their families.Â
By the 1990s, the cousins were grown up, with their own families. Emergence of the internet, email and the concept of a "global village" enabled much easier communications. Instigated by Eve in 1992 when she and family visited Julek in Sydney wanting to learn details of her family, the cousins became intent on finding out about their own, and each other's families. They decided to hold a Djament reunion. Subsequently various Djament cousins met in different parts of the world.
 Living in different places, the Djament offsprings did not spend much time with each other apart from the occasional summer holiday on the Baltic seaside or a winter break in the Tatra mountains of Poland. In 1956 Janek and Wanda, together with their daughter Eve and Wanda's son Adam were sent to Delhi, India, where Janek was appointed as a Commercial Counselor with the Polish Embassy. Stefan continued with his academic career in Wroclaw whilst Julek emigrated to Australia in 1958. There was not a lot of opportunities for the younger Djaments to get together.
Of course the brothers were Jewish. With anti-semitism raging in Poland immediately after the war, the Djament brothers, having changed their names to something "less Jewish" were particularly concerned to keep their origins a secret from the authorities and from their children, even after Stefan and Janek emigrated from Poland, Wanda in particular, was desperate in her attempt to keep this a secret, especially from her son Adam, and forbade Eve to contact her other cousins in US and in Australia lest somehow this fact became known. Only the closest friends and relatives knew.  Having been traumatised by the events of WW2, their origin as well as "what happened during the war" was never discussed. On the odd occasion when the subject was brought up, the parents did not want to discuss it, and the younger Djaments, although probably curious, did not pursue, for fear of upsetting their families.Â
By the 1990s, the cousins were grown up, with their own families. Emergence of the internet, email and the concept of a "global village" enabled much easier communications. Instigated by Eve in 1992 when she and family visited Julek in Sydney wanting to learn details of her family, the cousins became intent on finding out about their own, and each other's families. They decided to hold a Djament reunion. Subsequently various Djament cousins met in different parts of the world.
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1994 Great Barrier Reef, Australia
1994 Great Barrier Reef, Australia
This was the first of a number of Djament reunions. Although only a few of the second generation Djaments attended, it gave rise to a number of holidays later This time Eve, Jack with Thalia joined. Sue and Adam, Alice and George with Alexi and Rebecca. We were delighted to have Julek, one of the original Djaments, together with his second wife, Irena.amongst us,Â
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1994 Great Barrier Reef.mp41996 Yukatan, Mexico
1996 Yukatan, Mexico
The second reunion was a couple of years later. this time held on the Yucatan Peninsula in Playa del Carmen, near Cancun in Mexico during 1996. This time Eve, Jack with Thalia were joined by Frank, Maureen and Rachel from California, Kathy and Bill with Eric and Nathalie from Washington. Sue and Adam, Alice and George with Alexi and Rebecca represented the Sydney connection.
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1996 Mexico.mp42001 Tuscany, Italy
2001 Tuscany, Italy
The Djament cousins rented a villa in Tuscany. Eve and Jack together with daughter Thalia and dog Spotski were joined by Sue and Adam with son Paul . Alice and George with Alexi and Rebecca also came from Sydney, together with Vlad and Dolores from California. Frank and Maureen with daughter Rachel also joined us at the villa. We were delighted to have Janek, one of the the original Djaments amongst us. For a few days we were also joined by Adam and Alice's cousins from Israel, Michael and Leah and daughter Ruth.
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2001 A family Affair, Reunion in Tuscany.mp42006 Poland
2006 Poland
In 2006, Adam and Sue met Vladimir and Dolores in Krakow, Poland..
Krakow was the place where the first generation of Djaments grew up and went to school.
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Krakow
Krakow
2006 Europe - Krakow.mp4We visited Mazury, the north eastern lakes region of Poland.
The lakes district is renown for beautiful lakes, old castles and is a very popular place for summer vacations.
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The lakes district is renown for beautiful lakes, old castles and is a very popular place for summer vacations.
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Mazury Lakes District
Mazury Lakes District
2006 Europe - Mazury.mp4A few days in Ustka, the Baltic sea resort where as children, we used to spend our summer vacations.
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Ustka
Ustka
2006 Europe - Ustka.mp42011 Egypt
2011 Egypt
In 2011, Adam and Sue met up in Egypt with Eve and Jack. met in Egypt. We spent 10 days there, visiting Cairo and cruising on Lake Nasser and the Nile.Â
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2011 Egypt.mp42017 India
2017 India
In early 2017 Adam and Sue met up with Eve and Jack in India. This was a nostalgic trip for Eve, who spent her childhood years in India when her father Janek was attached to the Polish Embassy.Â
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Delhi
Delhi
2017 India Delhi.m4vWe visited Delhi and then took a 7 day trip aboard the Palace on Wheels (POW) luxury train.
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Palace on Wheels
Palace on Wheels
2017 India POW.m4vThen on to Shimla, in the Himalayas, a retreat from the summer heat for the wealthy. Eve visited her old school.
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Shimla
Shimla
2017 India Shimla.m4v2017/18 Australia
2017/18 Australia
Jack and Eve joined Adam, See and families in Sydney for Christmas 2017 and January 2018
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2018 Australia.mp42022 Quebec
Following a cruise from Bergen to Montreal,
Sue and Adam met up with Frank and Maureen,Eve and Jack in Quebec, Canada, visiting Montreal and Tremblant.To see photos from Montreal click hereTo see photos from Tremblant click here
Quebec 2022.mp42024 Western Australia
Sue and Adam are joined by Alice and George on a tour of Western Australia from Perth to Exmouth.
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