Jersey City. NJ. This sculpturerelief. known as "Siberia1939." pays tribute to the memory of the more than 2.000.000 Polish citizens deported to Siberia and ruthlessly murdered by the Soviet Red Army during and after World War II. The relief depicts a mother carrying her deceased infant in her arms. flanked by three other small children at her feet. Inside the statue are the ashes of Polish citizens who died after being forcea.bly deported. This monument pays tribute to the courage and faith of the Polish people. the same courage that has inspired them to finally overthrow Soviet oppression after more than 50 years. By reminding us of how the human spirit can overcome great atrocities of the past. it gives hope of how Poland will lead the way to rebuild society after tyrannical Communist Soviet rule.0
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