Subject: 来自乐道院·潍县集中营博物馆的邮件
Mail from Ledaoyuan·Weixian Concentration Camp Museum

Dear Mr. Leopold Pander,

Thank you very much for all your supporting and helping for our anniversary ceremony. The ceremony was successfully completed. On the ceremony, we had read the letters from the survivors and everyone was very happy and excited to hear from you and your great wishes to the the Courtyard of the Happy Way & Weihsien Concentration Camp Museum and the liberation ceremony. Very glad to meet all of you- the survivors, that who help a lot on contributing the development of the Weihsien Concentration Camp Museum and thank you for providing us with so many precious memories and stories. In time for the anniversary ceremony,the Museum write a letter to the survivors of Weihsien Concentration Camp, inside is what we want to say to you, expressing gratitude and common expectations for the future.
There also has one copy in the attachment, please help forwarding it to everyone so that they can see our sincere heart.

There also have some links about the publicity reports of this anniversary ceremony from the media , there also has pictures inside.Please take a look. In the future, we will send the video and more pictures about this anniversary ceremony to you.

https://wap.peopleapp.com/article/rmh22792044/rmh22792044

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/qTd8h2qo4JprI3B8gMS2ww

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/m6qCmdIjqFtr3JqB-UGNKQ

Thank you very much for helping and supporting.
Best regards,
Liang Jingyao

Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2021 8:26 AM
To: 'weihsien@proximus.be'

Subject: FW: FW: The 76th anniversary of the liberation of the Weihsien concentration camp

Tuesday morning — August 17, 2021 … 😊
forwarded by http://www.weihsien-paintings.org

Happy Liberation Day to all …

Best regards,
Leopold

From: John Hoyte
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2021 6:38 PM
To: Leoplod PANDER

Subject: Re: FW: The 76th anniversary of the liberation of the Weihsien concentration camp

Leopold: Thanks for all your information about the anniversary. You might be interested in a picture a friend from Shanghai sent me of the book table at the museum where a number of books, including mine, "Persistence of Light," are shown. You might like to post it.

See attached.
All the best,
John

From: Angela
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2021 11:22 AM
To: '乐道院·潍县集中营博物馆'
Cc: Leopold PANDER

Subject: THE 70th ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIBERATION OF WEIHSIEN CAMP

Attn. LIANG JIANGYAO
From. Angela Cox Elliott

I was almost 2 years old on Aug 17 1945 & was taken for a walk by Maida Harris Campbell who lived upstairs.

We were caught up in the crowds when the gates opened to welcome the parachutists. Unfortunately I have no recollection of that long awaited day of rescue but I can well visualize the elation everyone must have felt on that most eventful day.

Angela Cox Elliott

From: KELLY HUNSAKER
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2021 1:33 AM
To: Leoplod PANDER

Subject: Re: The 76th anniversary of the liberation of the Weihsien concentration camp

My great aunt was Sister Eustella Bush.
She was one of the first taken to Weihsien and was there until the 7 heroes parachuting into camp. She chose to stay when most of the Catholic priests and nuns left. She is my personal hero, and I am proud of the work she did in camp.

-- Kelly Hunsaker

From: Brian Kerry
Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2021 8:33 PM
To: Leoplod PANDER

Subject: Re: The 76th anniversary of the liberation of the Weihsien concentration camp

Dear Leopold,

Thank you for forwarding the message from Laing Jingyao.

How wonderful it is that we can celebrate the 76th anniversary of our liberation!

My wife, my daughter and I were so happy to be in Weifang for the 70th anniversary celebrations, and to meet a number of other ex- internees as well as Heather and Maureen, two of Eric Liddell’s daughters, and the wonderful Eddie Wang - the last surviving member of our brave liberators.

We were so pleased with the work that had been put into creating a permanent memorial and exhibition in the Shadyside Hospital building, and it is wonderful to know that this work continues even now, after over 3/4 of a century!

Here are two photos from our visit.

With Hakon Torjesen and Heather and Maureen née Liddell

and meeting Eddie Wang.

With warm regards,
Brian

From: Leopold PANDER
Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2021 10:28 AM
To: '乐道院·潍县集中营博物馆'
Cc: pierre.ley@pandora.be

Subject: RE: The 76th anniversary of the liberation of the Weihsien concentration camp

We ― the surviving children of the Weihsien Concentration Camp 1943-1945 ― are very honoured to be remembered by our Chinese friends of Weihsien, now completely integrated in the large and modern city of Weifang.
I personally do not remember the hardships of the two and a half years spent under the Japanese law. I was still a baby when we arrived in March 1943 and then too young to realise the seriousness of the situation inside the camp. But I can affirm that I do remember our liberation by the Americans on August 17, 1945 ― firstly by my subconsciense (dreams & nightmares) and later on by all that I was told, by those who lived and remembered those unforgettable events.

Then, sixty years later, with the development of this new tool: “The World Wide Web” ― a website was created, now called: http://www.weihsien-paintings.org. This website is available worldwide and also to all our Chinese friends eager to learn more about their recent past.

You are all welcome to visit our website and ask questions to the surviving children of Weihsien liberated 76 years ago.

Best regards,
Leopold

From: A. Knuppe
Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2021 5:20 PM
To: weihsien@proximus.be

Subject: Liberation ceremony.

Dear Leopold, thank you for forwarding our stories to miss. Liang Jingjao.
Hope you all are doing well.
Best wishes,
Anne de Jongh.

After all these years I still clearly remember our liberation day, August 17, 1945. As a girl of 15 years old, I felt the excitement of a crowd of people nearby, watching the sky and then I saw the plane dropping the 7 parachutists.

We were so elated and everyone was running towards the entrance gate and my father took my sister and me along, leaving mother behind with the younger children.

It was such a thrill to step outside the main gate- the first sensation of liberty after 2 1/2 years.
We were rescued and my new life began!

Each year we celebrate Aug. 15th as the official date, but for us it was Aug. 17th, when we realized that the war had ended and that we were free!

This joyful event in my life is dearly cherished, and I am most grateful that a ceremony will be held in our camp site to celebrate our Liberation Day! My thoughts are with you on Tuesday.

Anne de Jongh, from the Netherlands,
now 91 years of age.

From: 乐道院·潍县集中营博物馆
Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2021 4:38 AM
To: 潍县绘画

Subject: The 76th anniversary of the liberation of the Weihsien concentration camp

Hi Dear Mr.Leopold Pander,

I'm Liang Jingyao. I don't know if you noticed that next Tuesday is the 76th anniversary of the liberation of the Weihsien concentration camp. We are going to hold a ceremony to celebrate and commemorate. As we all know, all the ex-prisoners that imprisoned in the camp before are very important to this period of history, they are important and precious witnesses and experiencers of this history. Therefore we very much hope that you, if you can, to contact as many survivors as possible including you to provide some of your wishes, expectations or whatever you want to say for this special day. There are various way to do, you can write down the words on a paper with your name on it and take a picture and send by email; or you can record a video. It would be great if any of you can come and join the ceremony. Please give all of these to us before Monday, which is before August 16th, so that we can have time to prepare.

Please be sure to remind everyone not to forget to put their name on.Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions，I will respond as soon as possible.

Thank you very much for helping and supporting.
Best regards