[Leica] IMG: the old Jewish cemetery in Wrocław

[gwpics at icloud.com (Gerry Walden)]

A very poignant set Nathan, and I can understand your feelings visiting the 
cemetery. I had forgotten that so much of Poland was German before WW2, and 
it came as a surprise to see so much German written here. It is even more 
poignant when you can read the gravestones.

Best wishes

Gerry

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On 6 Jan 2014, at 10:06, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:

> Wroc?aw, where I was born (and where my sister still lives), was known as 
> Breslau until 1945 and was one of the most important cities in Germany. In 
> fact, its importance was such that Hitler gave the order in the winter 
> 1944/45 that the city was to be defended to the last man. As a result, the 
> city was virtually levelled before it was finally taken by the Red Army in 
> March 1945. Miraculously, two of the three Jewish cemeteries survived (the 
> last one was destroyed by the Nazis before the war). Yesterday, we visited 
> the older of the two, with graves from the late 18th century to 1940 or 
> so. Knowing what happened later, it was quite a moving visit. I just put 
> up a small set (8 images) to give you a feel for the place and the history 
> of the city of my birth:
> 
> http://www.greatpix.eu/Other/Old-Jewish-cemetery-in-Wroclaw/
> 
> Today, Wroc?aw is a vibrant city of 700,000 inhabitants, one of the real 
> success stories of the new Poland.
> 
> Cheers,
> Nathan
> 
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