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    THE HISTORY OF D SMITH AND SONS
    Steve Smith
    • Jan 20
    • 9 min

    THE HISTORY OF D SMITH AND SONS

    By Steve Smith Until fairly recently I knew almost nothing of Gabriel and Colman's original business, not even the name, D Smith and Sons...
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    Patricia Carmel
    • Sep 24, 2020
    • 1 min

    Jeff talks to Bill Burdett

    Jeff Kutcher's called Bill Burdett in June, 2020. You can listen to their conversation by clicking here. Bill Burdett was hired by Jack ...
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    Patricia Carmel
    • Jul 11, 2020
    • 2 min

    Bill Burdett by Anton Smith

    I think you all know that Anni Smith contacted the family through DSS's Neath factory. Through her, I got into contact with Bill Burdett,...
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    antonsmith5
    • Jul 7, 2020
    • 1 min

    Milk Soup

    I've just been reading Cesia Suknik's history and noticed that her mother used to make a soup with "noodles and milk". A similar soup use...
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    Cobbles
    Steve Smith
    • May 6, 2020
    • 5 min

    Cobbles

    by Steve Smith I've long had a fascination with the East End of London and its industrial heritage from when dad took us there as kids to...
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    antonsmith5
    • Mar 26, 2020
    • 4 min

    David S Smith (DSS): A history

    History of the family businesses: DS Smith and DSS
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    Post-Poland gathering
    Patricia Carmel
    • Dec 17, 2019
    • 2 min

    Post-Poland gathering

    On December 7, 2019, the Poland group met for lunch at the Cote Brasserie in Chiswick, London (video). All were there except for Gabriell...
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    Patricia Carmel
    • Oct 2, 2019
    • 2 min

    Historical snippets

    (Culled from statements by Tomasz: from Gabrielle). The Jews arrived in Poland over 900 years ago, fleeing persecution, primarily from Pr...
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    Reflections
    Patricia Carmel
    • Sep 16, 2019
    • 7 min

    Reflections

    The trip to Poland has affected all of us in different ways. On this page, we share our feelings. Gabrielle Dear Cousins, It has been a w...
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    Friday, September 6: Polin Museum
    Patricia Carmel
    • Sep 13, 2019
    • 1 min

    Friday, September 6: Polin Museum

    The POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, to give it its full title, is an impressive edifice. In the square adjacent to the buildi...
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    Friday, September 6: Okopowa Cemetery, Warsaw
    Patricia Carmel
    • Sep 6, 2019
    • 2 min

    Friday, September 6: Okopowa Cemetery, Warsaw

    I didn't accompany the family to the Jewish cemetery at Okopowa. The visit was arranged for the family to pay their respects and to help ...
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    Thursday, September 5: Warsaw Ghetto
    Patricia Carmel
    • Sep 6, 2019
    • 1 min

    Thursday, September 5: Warsaw Ghetto

    There's not much to see of what was once the Warsaw Ghetto. Our tour focused mainly on the uprising of April 19, 1943 to May 16, 1943 and...
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    Wednesday, September 4: Lodz
    Patricia Carmel
    • Sep 6, 2019
    • 1 min

    Wednesday, September 4: Lodz

    There's not a lot that remains of the Lodz ghetto. which was the last ghetto in Poland to be liquidated, in the summer of 1944. We walked...
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    Tuesday, September 3: Kielce, Polish HQ of DS Smith
    Patricia Carmel
    • Sep 6, 2019
    • 1 min

    Tuesday, September 3: Kielce, Polish HQ of DS Smith

    We're now leaving Chmielnik on the way to Kielce, where the Polish headquarters of DS Smith PLC is located. DSS was founded by our grand...
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    Tuesday, September 3: Chmielnik
    Patricia Carmel
    • Sep 5, 2019
    • 2 min

    Tuesday, September 3: Chmielnik

    We left Krakov early in the morning, boarded our bus and drove some 91 kms. to Chmielnik, our first stop en route to Warsaw. The Zmideks ...
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    Monday, September 2: (Auschwitz continued) Birkenau
    Patricia Carmel
    • Sep 5, 2019
    • 1 min

    Monday, September 2: (Auschwitz continued) Birkenau

    After a snack at the canteen, we took the tour bus to Birkenau, the largest of the more than 40 camps and sub-camps that comprised the Au...
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    Monday, September 2: Krakov, Auschwitz-Birkenau
    Patricia Carmel
    • Sep 4, 2019
    • 4 min

    Monday, September 2: Krakov, Auschwitz-Birkenau

    I wasn't alone in being apprehensive about going to Auschwitz. We didn't know what to expect and how it would make us feel. It has taken...
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    Monday, September 2: The 1st day
    Patricia Carmel
    • Sep 3, 2019
    • 1 min

    Monday, September 2: The 1st day

    We arrive in Krakov, then continue to Warsaw.
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    Sunday, September 1: On the way to Poland
    Patricia Carmel
    • Sep 1, 2019
    • 2 min

    Sunday, September 1: On the way to Poland

    I'd planned everything to the last detail: train times - check; Polish weather conditions - check; suitcase packed, unpacked, repacked, s...
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