Krakow art, books, people, and learning

Jagiellonian University: two lectures. One with Dr. AnnaMaria Orla-Bukowska with the Institute of Sociology on Christian-Jewish Relations in Poland; a second with Dr. Edyta Gawron of the Institute for Jewish Studies on Jews in Contemporary Poland. 

Massolit Books, where on a rainy afternoon we heard testimony of a Righteous Gentile, Miroslawa Przebindowska, who with her mother and sister hid a young Jewish girl in their apartment, after liquidation of Krakow ghetto, in March 1943 through the end of the war in January 1945. How has the experience changed her consciousness over her lifetime, I asked. She is more responsible, empathic, and tells her children about the experience and advises to always help one another.

One of our guides through Poland is Maciek. He is a graduate of Polish History from Jagiellonian University, and knows a thing or two about contemporary political issues and economics in Poland. His qualities: kindness, a sense of humor, keen intelligence, openness, patience, and a good heart. Demands on time arrival and walks fast! We are trailing him around Krakow and he never fails to answer a question or translate—whether I want a mint chip ice cream or I want to ask the speaker of testimony about meta-cognition! The fellows are lucky to experience his knowledge and presence as we travel here. 

Playful Krakow.

Krakow’s beautiful architecture and plentiful, sweet cafes.