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on August 30, 2022

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Krakow Ghetto, Poland

The Krakow Ghetto was one of several established by the Nazis. The area was walled off from the rest of Krakow. The plaza where the chairs are located is where Jews were selected for transportation to concentration camps like Auschwitz. There are 68 chairs in the area, which represent 68,000 Jews sent off from the Krakow Ghetto to Nazi death camps. The Krakow Ghetto was divided into two sections based on fitness to work for the Reich. The grey building was for the police. A pharmacy present during the ghetto years still exists. It has been restored as you can see from the photo below. A Pole, Tadeusz Pankiewicz, received a special permission from German authorities to still sell pharmaceuticals to Jews and to keep his pharmacy open during the Nazi occupation. Steven Spielberg and Roman Polanski made significant contributions to the restoration. I found the presentation of the chairs deeply meaningful as a way of remembering someone who once sat amongst us. Chair...

A Trail of Nazi Genocide

A Trail of Nazi Genocide Mass Murder in Europe This post provides an index of places associated with the Nazis’ reign of terror across Europe. The Nazis intentionally and systematically murdered about 17 million people identified as enemies of the German people or undesirables. The largest and most targeted group were the Jews but many others were specifically targeted as well. Suggestion- bookmark this page because I plan to expand the list with additional posts. Please consider subscribing to this blog. There are four sections to this post. 1. An index with links to posts of places I have visited associated with the genocide 2 . A brief description of the scope of the genocide 3 . A timeline of select events by year, month, date. 4 . Resources: Books and Films I have reviewed and a selection of articles I have read. 1. An A to Z index of Nazi Terror: Museums, Memorials, Sites Anne Frank museum , Amsterdam, Netherland...

Auschwitz Concentration Camp Poland

Auschwitz Concentration Camp was created by the Nazis in 1940 to house prisoners taken following the invasion of Poland. The site was previously an army barracks. The first transport arrived from Tarnow 14 June 1940. Early on, most prisoners were Poles. We entered Auschwitz into a dark grey cement tunnel where a large steel door banged shut behind us. We did not know what to expect. We emerged into an outdoor grey cement corridor with tall walls that make you feel small. Only the blue sky looked inviting. At first, the brick buildings don't look so bad. But the barbed wire reminds us--this is a prison camp. A local guide explains life in Auschwitz. Were are in Auschwitz I known as the main camp, which houses some 15,000 to 20,000 prisoners. Later we will visit Auschwitz II known as the Birkenau camp. Collections of objects remind us that real people occupied these spaces. Thousands existed side by side. Pictures of the past...haunting memories 1941 The first people murdered by ga...

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