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Formerly known as Concordia Square, this served as the central square of the Kraków ghetto and the deportation spot of Kraków Jews between 1941-43. The square was refurbished at the end of 2005 and the memorial installed. It features 33 large illuminated chairs in the square and 37 smaller chairs standing on the edge of the square and at the tram stops. The chairs represent the furniture and other remnants that were discarded on that very spot by the ghetto’s Jews as they were herded into the trains that would often take them to concentration camps. One of the memorial’s designers, Piotr Lewicki, said: “First, a quarter of the town’s residents had to leave their homes and go to the closed-off area of Podgórze. Then the ghetto was reduced in size, and the people were divided according to whether or not they could work, whether they were sick or healthy etc. As a result people were constantly resettling, bringing all their belongings with them. They also took chairs with them, the furniture closest to the body. When the ghetto was liquidated, the Jews had to move to the Płaszów camp, and anything that wasn't needed remained in the square. We wanted to draw reference to that moment precisely. There must have been an incredible silence, it must have been completely empty.” (Photo by Jennifer Boyer via Flickr.com. Used under Creative Commons 2.0 License)

March 8, 2016 0

Holocaust Survivor Born to Be a Caregiver

Editor’s Note: Rita Ross was married for close to 50 years, during which time she raised five children (four boys and a girl), taught first grade at Solomon Schechter [Read more...]

Jewish Sacred Aging has relaunched its podcast series as the “Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast,” every Friday morning at 8 a.m. A new program will publish on this site every Friday. You can also watch the TV show on the Roku streaming service.

Upcoming Shows

Feb. 5: Lee Gutkind on his book, My Last 8,000 Days

Feb. 12: Rabbi Bryan Kinzbrunner. Director of Religious and Spiritual Services, Wilf Campus Sr Living in New Jersey, on Chaplaincy and Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains

Feb. 19: Dr. Karen Greenberg. Director Neurologic Emergency Dep’t. Strokes and Treatment and Prevention

Feb. 26: Rabbi/Cantor Lisa Levine

March 5: Dr. Richard Morgan on his book: Light of Setting Suns: Reflections and Mysteries at 90 Years of Life

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