Ateret Cope
As soon as I stepped into the living room of my mishpachton, Eleanor ran up to me screaming, “Are you the Pittsburgheet?” with a huge grin across her face. At […]
Read MoreSalt Mine, Plaszow, and Closing Today we went to the salt mine outside Kraków. It was amazing to see the sculptures and to consider how much and how hard […]
Read MoreTour of Kraków Our first main stop today was outside Schindler’s enamelware factory. There, Jonty told us of […]
Read MoreAuschwitz-Birkenau Auschwitz one was powerful, but at times it didn’t feel like a former concentration camp. At times, it felt like a display. Tourist groups crowded every area that […]
Read MoreStarachowice And Kielce Today we went with Howard to his hometown of Starachowice. Of the few survivors still alive from Starachowice, Howard is the only one who comes […]
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Today we went to Howard’s hometown, their local civic center, and the place where the pogrom took place. I did not expect everything to move me the way it had. […]
Read MoreToday we will be going to my dad’s home town and meet with the Mayor and other dignitaries. We are with a group of about 80. It is necessary for […]
Read MoreShoes. Everything leads back to the shoes in our minds today as we walked through Majdanek. To walk through each room and think that someone stayed, rested or bathed in […]
Read MoreMajdanek When the bus first pulled into Majdanek, I only saw Barbwire fences. Then, as either the bus or my head turned, I saw the dark buildings in the […]
Read MoreMajdanak Concentration Camp. I’ve read dozens of books and seen hundreds of images of gas chambers and crematoria. I knew they existed, but, until today, I knew like I knew […]
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