From an Oak Tree

by Frank Jasinski

"Frank is a native of Poland, who with unfailing vigor, survived the many ordeals he faced as a young teen in Europe during WWII. At the onset of the War, he and his family were stripped of their home in Poland by the Russian Army and sent to endure imprisonment at a Russian interment camp in desolate Siberia. Frank's spirited perseverance found him as a fourteen-year old soldier in the newly formed Polish Army, where he proudly served in the Middle East. At the war's end he and his surviving family miraculously reunited and emigrated from England to the San Francisco Bay Area. There, Frank married Dorothy, raised a family, and had a successful career in the automotive industry until his retirement in 1990. Frank, at the vibrant age of 82, with Dorothy, now married over 57 years, make Rocklin, nestled at the base of the Sierra foothills of Northern California, their home. Along with keeping active and spunky, family and friends are Frank's priorities. Frank remains committed to his Polish comrades by being commander of the Polish Veterans of WWII for Post Number 49 in the San Francisco Bay Area. One of his life-long goals has been to chronicle his story"--Publisher description.

204 pages, Hardcover

First published May 7, 2010

Reviews

[Gary Ganong · Rating 2 out of 5]

Jasinski has written memoir of his life growing up in Poland, his exile to Siberia, his days as a displaced person, his emigration to the United States and his successful life here. It is not great prose, but a story from the heart.