Eugène Antonyszyn was a young teenager in Ukraine during the Second World War.
“War is a terrible thing, you know. I cannot describe war,” said Antonyszyn, who went on to work for the American military, guarding prisoners of war in Poland.
Nowadays, the 95-year-old is anxiously tuning in to the news as his homeland is once again invaded by a foreign power.
So are most residents of his seniors’ home in Montreal’s east end, the CHSLD Polonais Marie-Curie-Sklodowska, where 30 per cent of the population is Ukrainian.
The CHSLD is largely dedicated to serving Montreal’s Polish community, working closely with the
