Confronting the complex realities of Polish-Jewish identity - opinion
Nuance is in order regarding Poland and its Jews; Jennifer Stark-Blumenthal calls for a reevaluation of Jews’ attitudes ...
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Oswiecim, the city of Auschwitz, wrestles with whether the past must be part of its future
OSWIECIM, Poland (JTA) — Can a town that exists in the shadow of death transform itself into a place of normalcy? The question long has vexed Oswiecim, the town of 40,000 in southern Poland ...
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'How can you live here?': Life in Auschwitz's shadow
Weisz-Gut has now lived for over a year in Oswiecim, a town of around 40,000 inhabitants ... during the Second World War when they occupied Poland. "I get this question from every single group ...
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The Auschwitz museum has a Twitter account, and this ex-journalist runs it
Pawel Sawicki and his wife left Warsaw's comforts to raise their 5-year-old son in a town whose name to many is synonymous with death and horror. OSWIECIM, Poland (JTA) — Long before he moved ...
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Poland wrestles with its past — and present: Porter
OSWIECIM, POLAND — During the Second World War ... In it, Gross describes the horrific murder of hundreds of Jews in the town of Jedwabne in a single day of 1941. While the mass murder happened the ...
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Youth Drama Ambassadors in Poland: Around Town
Woohoo! Our kind-hearted host family decided to bring us on a walk around town. One of the most unforgettable destinations for me was the Panorama Rac?awicka, a museum about the battle between Russia ...