Wilhelm Iwan, author, historian, and Lutheran theologian lived from 1871 until 1958. As a historian, he documented the 19th century exodus from Prussia (Germany) to America and Australia by a group who sought religious freedom. In 1945 he fled from his homeland and lived the remainder of his life as a refugee in West Germany.
Portrait provided by his daughter Waltraut Felkendorff.
Former Johanneskirche, Charters Towers, after 1916 known as Church of Christ, here 1930
published 1931
published 1943
Jelenia Góra is a historic city in southwestern Poland, within the historical region of Lower Silesia. Jelenia Góra is situated in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, close to the Karkonosze mountain range running along the Polish-Czech border – ski resorts such as Karpacz and Szklarska Poręba are situated 10 to 15 kilometres from the city. Jelenia Góra constitutes a separate urban gmina as well as being the seat of surrounding Karkonosze County. In 2021 the population of Jelenia Góra was 77,366. The area, including the oldest spa district of Cieplice Śląskie-Zdrój, is one of the most valued recreational and leisure spots in Poland.
Image: Jelenia Góra (ośrodek historyczny)
Image: 0145 Jelenia Góra Cieplice, Plac Piastowski
Image: 2017 Exaltation of the Holy Cross church in Jelenia Góra
Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church, 18th-century
