Twins reunited after 70 years apart - BBC News

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Published 2015-09-14

They were separated at birth and it took 70 years to bring them back together. George Skrzynecky and Lucian Poznanski, 69, were born in Germany after their Polish mother was sent to a forced labour camp.

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All Comments (21)

@janinemiller9830 5 years ago

These are real men who are not afraid to show their emotions.
@libra42ful 4 years ago

Their Mother must be smiling down on them, and can now rest, her babies are once again together...
@lioness3030 2 years ago

I know exactly how they feel! I found my dad at age 40 and I didn’t loose hope myself. Now I have a dad, 3 sisters, a brother, 3 nieces and 2 nephews and a bunch of aunts, uncles and cousins.
@blackeneddove 2 years ago

I am sobbing. I can see their love for each other, it’s so strong. I wish them many years left of happiness together. ❤️
@notokiddos6879 4 years ago

It's amazing that despite being apart for 70 years, they both showed up in similar shirts...
@camrenwick 4 years ago

The Polish people suffered so much. Too much. They deserve all the happiness in the world.
@coldisle 1 year ago

I’m a 70 year old twin. That friendship with my brother is like no other on Earth. We live in different geographic areas and each have our own friends and life’s …but the connection we have is really something important. This is a remarkable story.
@Attar-m1i 3 years ago

The mother's soul is finally at rest🙏 may they never be separated again
@1375mundo 7 years ago

I feel so sorry for the mother, I hope her spirit is at rest knowing her sons are together.
@wastehazey6468 4 years ago

Nothing more heartbreaking than seeing old men cry.
@ritvikasthana 3 years ago

"i don't care about winning the lottery, i just want to have my brother" yes sir! oohhh! damn these tears. oh god!
@Chaoticbeauty74 3 years ago

Finding my sisters was so beautiful, it really completes a heart.
@thesaucewhisperer6073 5 years ago

Adoption agencys should absolutely NEVER separate twins
@drakethedragon100 3 years ago

I wish all siblings would be adopted together.
@yeshmiranda1474 2 years ago

as a mom of twins, i know their mother is looking down on them smiling. she can now rest in peace after so many years her babies finally found each other.
@kayd828 3 years ago

I was born in Warslaw Poland this story is heartbreaking so surreal to watch these two twin brothers reunite I’m in literal tears
@RBRT02 4 years ago

1 minute silence for the people who never met their twin and died without ever knowing how their twin looks.
@Microsystem1110 4 years ago

For me, I just lost my brother. I completely understand his feeling, "I don't care if I win the lottery, I just want to have my brother by my side."
@arielmateojesusdelacruz5186 2 years ago

I'm a twin myself I wouldn't be complete without my brother at all, seeing this brings a tear to my eye.
@Donna-cc1kt 1 year ago

I have seen European men cry. In Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Poland. It is such a honest and truthful expression with love & truth. It fulfills a man’s emotional side. I feel sad when people train the male child not to cry. It’s like closing a door to a part of the heart. So sad. I couldn’t be with a man that could not cry because he was forced to deny himself.