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April 15, 2007
Images of a Lost Community
This is a compelling story. When they demolished a house in Poland, the builders discovered a collection of pre-WWII photographs hidden in a chimney wall before the Nazi's and the Soviet Union bisected Poland following the same line they had used to divide that country in WWI (old habits die hard). These images surfaced a month ago when they were turned over to family members.
The pictures are another heartbreaking example of a thriving, vibrant Jewish community, later erased by the Nazis. One can peek into an entire world of young, normal Jewish life: bike rides, parties, romance and fun, strolls in the woods, ice skating and even fund raising for the Keren Kayemet Leisrael (Jewish National Fund). It is all there.
They're asking for help in identifying the people in the photographs.
Posted by Rob Kiser on April 15, 2007 at 9:03 AM
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