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Tag: holocaust

  • Preparing for Auschwitz

    Preparing for Auschwitz

    Before visiting the Roma Cultural Museum in Brno and Auschwitz in Poland, I stayed in the Slovak town of Kežmarok: a village boasting a 13th century castle and vocational school for Romani. I learned from the English guide that during WWII, the castle had been used as a prison for Jews in the village before…

  • We have to talk about Auschwitz

    We have to talk about Auschwitz

    Auschwitz. How do I begin to speak about Auschwitz? The place fills my memory with snapshots. A doll’s chipped face lying next to its porcelain body A twisting metal sign promising work will make you free A mountain of shoes towering and spilling behind a glass case A sea of stoves stretching into the blue…