[Rhodes22-list] White Russia, Black Russia now Political Insult

Blanche DeFord bdford5 at yahoo.com
Wed Jan 14 14:33:19 EST 2009


Ron,

Now that's a story!  I hope no one minds these interesting messages.  I know they are not about the Rhodes, but I find sailors an interesting group, and like to hear the tales.

Sincerely,
Blanche DeFord

--- On Wed, 1/14/09, Ronald Lipton <ronald.lipton at gmail.com> wrote:
From: Ronald Lipton <ronald.lipton at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] White Russia, Black Russia now Political Insult
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 9:32 AM

My mother came from Belarus and immigrated to the US after WWII.  My 
father was also
from close by, over the Polish border.  They met during the war as 
partisans in the
Bileski resistance group.  That is the group on which the new movie 
"Defiance" is
based. 

I was there a few years ago and toured the old villages
"schtetels"and a 
partisan
camp deep in the Belarussian woods. 
The country then seemed to be stuck in the 1930's - although now I 
believe that there has
been some progress in improving and rebuilding the infrastructure. 


Ron


Blanche DeFord wrote:
> Ed,
>
> When did you emigrate from Belarus?  Did you come directly to the US, or
have to escape across the USSR border?  Must be quite a story here!
>
> Sincerely,
> Blanche DeFord
>
> --- On Wed, 1/14/09, Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net> wrote:
> From: Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net>
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list]  White Russia, Black Russia now Political Insult
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 7:05 AM
>
> White Russia and Black Russia were/are parts of Belarus.  You guys are
> insulting us of Belarusian ancestry.  Where are the list police now! 
Where
> is Elle now?  The silence is deafening.
>
> You would think that a some would understand world geography and history!
>
> The list police on this forum are very selective.  
>
> You three guys want insults, I am good at it. 
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus
>
> Ed K
>   

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