Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/01/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman Blog: http://www.nathansmusings.eu/