Lublin was a major center of Jewish life, culture, and learning in Europe for centuries, with a community dating back to the 14th century. By 1939, approximately 45,000 Jews lived in the city, comprising over one-third of the population. However, this vibrant community was almost entirely destroyed during the Holocaust, with most residents killed in the Belzec camp,
the Majdanek camp, or on-site
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APRIL 14th
Holocaust Day
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little emojis,
are not a cute conveyor
of my sad~itude this year,
when the prevailing winds
give fresh energy to
old hatred’s, new youthful adherents,
and the never forget! promise taken
is just now a swear word,
in reverse,
like fk the fking the jews,
and now armed guards
in front of every synagogue and temple,
nowadays
which brings back memories
of a trip to Paris
in ‘82
where /when the violence in Le Marais District,
Rue de Rosier
just missed us
for we always lunch late in Europe,
comme il faut
and we missed it by minutes
then of course,
then thereafter
the machine gun carrying gendarmes,
in front of every jewish institution,
then till today,
the occasional ******** on an a bus stop shelter,
there then,
now here,
on NYC. lampposts,
and thus memories
formed
framed
&
finalized inscribed
now there are
armed guards outside
our grandchildren’s school,
in New York City,
and thus
their memories are
forming,
but not yet
finalized,
though the genes
newly refreshed,
have never forgotten
and will
never forget
as their memories
are additive
to their ancestors
from
Poland,
and Germany
and France
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For the first time in 40 years, national homage was paid on Tuesday, August 9 to the victims of the anti-Semitic terrorist attack, which took place on August 9, 1982, killing six (INCLUDING TWO AMERICAN ON OUR TOUR) and injuring 22. The ceremony was held at the intersection of rue des Rosiers and rue Ferdinand-Duvalin, the heart of the Jewish district of Le Marais, in the 4th arrondissement in Paris.
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