These are some of the ovens at The Auschwitz-Berkinau concentration camp in Poland. During WWII, when Jewish prisoners were brought to the camp in cattle cars by rail, they were sorted. The…
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The Dohány Street Synagogue Tour
His grandfather burnt all the family’s papers in order to hide their Jewish identity to protect the few that survived. Our guide only found out he is Jewish at 15.
An Unplanned Visit
Every planned activity for the day was mired with unpleasantness. The one place we were nudged towards, by whom, I don’t know, turned out to be way more profound than I expected.
Krakow Tidbits
First, Beer Mixed beer, similar to the Irish Black & Tan, and assorted Polish sausage with sauerkraut and bread. Somebody’s a happy camper. Auschwitz, Nazis, and the KKK Inside and outside this…
A Visit to The Pinkas Synagogue
On the walls of the Pinkas Synagogue are written about 78,000 names of Holocaust victims, their dates of birth, and of death, if known.