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.
Tag: Synagogue
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.
Prague Tidbits
Astronomical Clock Oh, look what time it is to visit this world-famous astronomical clock in Prague? THE WRONG TIME! Many others were disappointed too. I think the work is scheduled to end…
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.