This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Malarz, Krycinski Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/hdC.2ACI/2013 Message Board Post: Hello, I'm looking for ancestors and descendants of Roman MALARZ born @1890-95 and Emilia Krycinska born @1900. Before World War II, Roman and Emilia Malarz lived in Poznan (on ulica Lodowa) where Roman worked for the courts. It's believed that Roman MALARZ was born in/near Krakow since it's known that his parents and sister lived in Krakow before WWII. Roman was in Pilsudki's legions--believed in Pierwsza Kadrowa though we haven't found his name on its list--he was shot and lost one lung during his military service and that's why he didn't move to the Kresy area but accepted a governmental position in Poznan. During WWII Roman, who was in the Polish underground, was caught by the Germans and sent to the Pawiak prison in Warsaw and later transported to Auschwitz (prisoner #64832) where he died together with his daughter Danuta. His son Przemyslaw survived Auschwitz and two other concentration camps. The family was Roman Catholic. Danuta's fiance was also imprisoned at the same time and died in Auschwitz but we don't know his name. Roman and Emilia MALARZ had the following children: 1) Lidia---was already married and out of the house at the time of the family's arrests; survived WWII; her married name is not known to us but her family is believed living in Poland 2) Danuta---died in Auschwitz (prisoner #24459) on December 16, 1942 3) Przemyslaw---prisoner #64831 survived WWII and has one son believed living in Poland 4) Roma--was an adolescent when she was beaten to death by the Germans at the same time as the rest of her family was arrested. Emilia n. Krycinska Malarz is believed to have been born near Krakow although her family is believed to have originated near Lwow. All information would be much appreciated. Emilia Krycinska Malarz was my grandmother's sister. Much of the above information comes from the Polish Red Cross. Cordially, Hali