The Jews of PoznańThe Holocaust swept away the centuries-old Jewish community of PoznaÃ?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?± in western Poland. Zbigniew Pakula traces the history of that community, its institutions, and its response to crucial but little-known events like the expulsion of Polish Jews from Germany in 1938. The Jews of PoznaÃ?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?± however, is not only about destruction, but also about survival and the way that the memory of a lost world can endure as a cornerstone of individual identity. Pakula locates the remaining Jews of PoznaÃ?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?±, now living scattered around the world. He accompanies them as they reminisce, meet old friends, or return to walk again the streets of what will always be their city. |
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... woman , the owner of a shop with wicker goods , out into the street . She was sobbing and squirming between the two strapping boys who held her by the arms , pushing her and dragging her along . Every few steps , she dug in her heels ...
... woman , the owner of a shop with wicker goods , out into the street . She was sobbing and squirming between the two strapping boys who held her by the arms , pushing her and dragging her along . Every few steps , she dug in her heels ...
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... woman . Is this possible ? It was with the German woman that he crossed the ocean , and it was the German woman who became his wife . Helena still remembers the charred scraps of paper and clothing that were borne on the wind . For her ...
... woman . Is this possible ? It was with the German woman that he crossed the ocean , and it was the German woman who became his wife . Helena still remembers the charred scraps of paper and clothing that were borne on the wind . For her ...
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... woman knew that the train was on its way to a death camp . She wanted to save her child . I was holding the baby in my arms when the train began to move . That was when the woman started screaming that she wanted her child back ...
... woman knew that the train was on its way to a death camp . She wanted to save her child . I was holding the baby in my arms when the train began to move . That was when the woman started screaming that she wanted her child back ...
Contents
The Jews of Poznań | 1 |
WHO SAVES ONE LIFE | 23 |
The Righteous | 25 |
Copyright | |
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