tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9444317.post5200223063709812306..comments2024-03-10T08:48:34.026+00:00Comments on Nemeton: KrakowYewtreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028699564003381058noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9444317.post-53265041288117843472007-05-21T14:47:00.000+00:002007-05-21T14:47:00.000+00:00It's all so sad. We were really cut up about it -...It's all so sad. We were really cut up about it - the people and their life were so beautiful, and it was all destroyed. We didn't think we'd be able to cope with going to Auschwitz (which is not that far away), so we didn't. Though I think it's important that the evidence is there, as a memorial and a reminder.<BR/><BR/>But Krakow was very beautiful. Highly recommended.Yewtreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028699564003381058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9444317.post-74879824714209190842007-05-21T14:38:00.000+00:002007-05-21T14:38:00.000+00:00Being that I am of Polish descent myself thru my m...Being that I am of Polish descent myself thru my maternal grandfather (whose last name was Wolzenski), I found this to be an interesting read. While most of my ancestry is Celtic, I do feel a strong kinship to my Polish heritage as well, although I must confess I haven't done much studying of Polish history, etc.<BR/><BR/>It is interesting that you mention the Jewish culture in Poland - I know that this was always something that bothered my grandfather a great deal (although he was a staunch Catholic). He abhorred the ways the Jews were treated during WWII and did what he could to try and help, although he was unable to serve himself due to flunking his medical test. <BR/><BR/>His business partner was Jewish, and I remember as a young girl being introduced to a member of their family, who rolled up his sleeve to show me a tattooed number on his arm. When I tried to ask more about what the number meant, I could see tears in his eyes, and then my mother shooed me away to go play with the other kids. Of course, it wasn't until many years later that I understood the meaning of that tattoo.<BR/><BR/>I think I will have to put Krakow and Poland on my list of places to visit...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com