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From: Christine Sancton
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2022 1:32 PM
To: Leopold PANDER
Subject: Reunion after 77yrs
Maida Harris Campbell and I met last week on our trip to Prince Edward Island.
It was a great visit as Maida shared many of her memories with me. She couldn't actually say that she remembered my family. I had forgotten to take any photo of that era which might have jogged her memory.
There was something very special for me to meet a fellow Weihsiener after all this time. I think we must be the only Weihsieners in east of Montreal Canada.
It was a memorable afternoon with Roy and Maida in their lovely cottage on the coast, but all too short.
Maida is on the right of the photo.
Christine Talbot Sancton
From: Leopold PANDER
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2022 2:47 PM
To: 'Audrey Horton'
Subject: RE: FW: The Courtyard of the Happy Way and Weihsien Concentration Camp Museum
Hi 😊
… the attachments are videos of ±2Gb each. Quite BIG though. Took me a whole day to download so don’t worry if you couldn’t download the URLs. They bring you to a mysterious Chinese website!!!
I transferred the whole thing on the Weihsien-paintings’ website for you all to see …
GoTo
http://weihsien-paintings.org/TheGroup/messages/2022-08/2022-08.htm
There are three videos in Chinese with subtitles for the first one only. I isolated a few of the cards sent to the museum with the (readable) text underneath. I have asked for the translations for the other cards but have not received them yet.
Best regards,
Leopold
From: Audrey Horton
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2022 9:44 AM
To: Leopold PANDER
Subject: Re: FW: The Courtyard of the Happy Way and Weihsien Concentration Camp Museum
I am confused about the attachments as they show things about tea etc. something is not working right.
Audrey
From: Alison Holmes
Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2022 5:33 PM
To: weihsien@proximus.be
Subject: Alison Holmes Re: FW: The Courtyard of the Happy Way and Weihsien Concentration Camp Museum
Alison passed away peacefully in July. Her obituary can be found at https://www.dcourier.com/news/2022/jul/16/obituary-alison-holmes/
Friends and family please send us an email to be notified of memorial plans at alisonheatherholmes@gmail.com
From: 乐道院·潍县集中营博物馆
Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2022 4:36 AM
To: Leopold_Pander
Subject: The Courtyard of the Happy Way and Weihsien Concentration Camp Museum
Dear Leopold
Thank you very much for your forwarding and publicity in the early stage for the anniversary. We have received a lot of precious videos and cards, and receive everyone's beautiful hope for peace. On August 17, our museum held a series of activities to celebrate this important time. We collected cards from many places and made them into videos, which were broadcast in many social medias. On this day, the students of Guangwen Middle School walked into the Courtyard of the Happy Way and Weihsien Concentration Camp Museum and read the Declaration of International City of Peace together with us. This beautiful and memorable moment was also made into a video. Su Lijun, curator of the Courtyard of the Happy Way and Weihsien Concentration Camp Museum , also recorded a blessing video for the 77th anniversary of the liberation of Weihsien Concentration Camp, expressing his concern for the survivors of the Weihsien concentration camp, his greetings and his expectation for the future of the museum. These three videos are in the attachment. Due to the COVID-19, you guys aren't able to come. Hope that we can be closely connected through the videos and pass love and peace to each other.
Wish the COVID-19 end earlier. Take care.
Best wishes
The Courtyard of the Happy Way and Weihsien Concentration Camp Museum
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77周年纪念日 - 复件(2).mp4 (2.02G, 2022年10月9日 9:59 到期)
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Once again, we would like to thank all the people of the City of Weifang — recently honoured as "International City of Peace" — Mister Mayor and the whole Staff of the Weihsien Museum in Weifang for keeping alive the memory of World War II and of what had happened in this compound between March 1943 and October 1945 as well as for reminding the historical facts of that period in China.
Wishing you success in your mission,
Leopold Pander.
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Dear Weifang friends,
My name is Janette Ley Pander, I am Belgian.
I was 4 1/2 years old when we were sent to Weihsien Concentration Camp as Japanese prisoners, March 1943, victims of World War II.
I still remember the watchtowers, the barbed wire, the high walls…
Today,77 years on, barbaric acts are still being committed.
People, mostly children, shouldn’t have to endure these horrible upheavals.
I am thankful that Weifang, International City of Peace, will yet again, as each year, send it’s generous message the world over.
Janette Ley-Pander.
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I am 92 years old and was in Weihsien camp at age 15 when we were liberated. We were fortunate that our camp was not as bad as many and we were surrounded by family and teachery who allowed us to live as normal a life as possible. We have some good memories of the camp, of course, the liberation probably being the most exciting time of my life. It has made me appreciate a normal happy life since. War situations like made me realize that we must do our best to avoid that situation again. We have many groups in our world that are fanatical if we let them cause a situation like that again.
Maida Harris Campbell.
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Here is my video in response to your request for the 77th anniversary of the liberation of Weihsien Camp.
Of course, there is always more that I'd like to say but hope this will do.
Am presently in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with my daughter & family & departing for Seattle tonite.
It is a great pity we are not able to travel to see the new museum but hopefully my husband & I will be able to return to China & visit Weifang.
Thank you,
Angela Alliot.
From: 乐道院·潍县集中营博物馆
Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2022 9:25 AM
To: 潍县绘画
Subject: Fw:77th Anniversary of the Liberation of Weihsien Concentration Camp
Hello Leopold
Thank you very much for sharing and promoting.There are three more cards that provide to you and others to choose.
Thank you again for supporting and helping.
Best wishes
The Courtyard of the Happy Way and Weihsien Concentration Camp Museum
From: 乐道院·潍县集中营博物馆
Sent: Sunday, August 7, 2022 3:23 AM
To: 潍县绘画
Subject: 77th Anniversary of the Liberation of Weihsien Concentration Camp
Dear Mr.Leopold
We will soon celebrate the 77th anniversary of the liberation of Weihsien Concentration Camp.
On August 17, the 77th anniversary of the liberation of Weihsien Concentration Camp ceremony, we will cherish this history and peace together with all peace-loving people and the survivors of Weihsien Concentration Camp. We hereby invite you, the descendants of other survivors , and peace-loving people who study or interested in this period of history to send peace messages and videos about Weihsien Concentration Camp and the 77th anniversary ceremony, like what you want to say about this period of history or your experience about the camp.If you cannot record the video for personal reasons, please record the audio one. It will be very precious to us. Attached is the commemorative card prepared by our museum for the 77th anniversary ceremony. Please print it and write the peace messages by hand. Please write down your name, country and a brief introduction about yourself, such as your relationship with the camp. Scan the handwritten card and send it to us in the form of PDF or JPG. Please send the original handwritten card to us at the same time. We will bear the postage.We will treasure these cards carefully, they are very precious to us. Please send this email to the Weihsien-Paintings and Facebook and other social media. We hope that more survivors' descendants and people who study or interested in this history and peace-loving people can leave a good memorial message for this period of history at this moment. Due to the COVID-19, it is a great pity that we cannot invite you guys to Weifang to join the commemorative ceremony, but we will share the videos of this ceremony later.
Please send the video and scanned message card to ldybgs@163.com before August 15th.
Please send the original handwriting message card to 2999 Yuhe Road West, Guangwen Street, Kuiwen District, Weifang,Shandong, China. Sun Li 18678086699, Liang Jingyao 17753623607.
Thank you very much for your great support and help.
All the best
The Courtyard of the Happy Way and Weihsien Concentration Camp Museum
From: Edward Smith
Sent: Saturday, August 6, 2022 8:04 PM
To: weihsien@proximus.be
Subject: Re: Laurance Tipton
Thank you for forwarding this on to me.
That Tipton was a Radio Operator for the British Navy brings is a detail that adds to the story.
At least two letters in the correspendence surrounding the escpe and what Tipton and Hummel did afterwards focus on radio communications
From: 乐道院·潍县集中营博物馆
Sent: Friday, August 5, 2022 6:06 AM
To: Leopold PANDER
Subject: Re:RE: Laurance Tipton
Dear Mr. Leopold,
Unfortunately, we don't know exactly when Tipton died. This is also what we have been looking for. If you know the specific time later, please inform us. But we do know that Laurance Tipton, who was born in Britain in 1909, served in the British Navy as a radio operator.There is also a book called Chinese Escaped, which details Tipton’s experiences and events that happened in China and the Weihsien Concentration Camp.Hope this helps.
All the best,
The Courtyard of the Happy Way and Weihsien Concentration Camp Museum
From: Leopold PANDER
Sent: Monday, August 1, 2022 8:23 AM
To: 'Edward Smith'
Subject: RE: Laurance Tipton
Dear Edward,
… unfortunately not.
I’ll be forwarding your message to our “Weihsien-Group”. Maybe someone can help you with more info about Laurance Tipton !
Best regards,
Leopold
Forwarded by: http://www.weihsien-paintings.org
From: Edward Smith
Sent: Monday, August 1, 2022 12:22 AM
To: weihsien@proximus.be
Subject: Laurance Tipton
I am writing about Tipton and Hummel now.
Tipton was born in 1909, and I doubt he is still alive, but I cannot find any sources telling me if he dies, when he died.
Can you help me with this?
