April 24, 2014 Had another great day researching with Magda Smolka. We started the day with a delicious breakfast of …
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April 23, 2014 Last breakfast at the Warsaw Hilton included fresh herring with sour cream. The best I have ever …
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April 22, 2014 WARSAW: Woke up to a beautiful day in Warsaw with 73 F weather! The entire city is …
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April 19, 2014. Saturday And so it begins, our trip to Poland. Chilly here in Cleveland, but the sun is …
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May 4 Our last day in Poland. Mark and I headed out for some shopping while Mom decided to stay …
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May 3 We arrived back in Kraków this afternoon and Zenon left us at our hotel. It was hard saying …
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May 2 After some more żurek for breakfast (!) we headed back to the records office in Bolesław. Armed only …
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May 1 I was up early and did some more walking before breakfast. Explored the Jewish ghetto area of Tarnów …
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April 30 As I have every day so far, I woke up early. It’s been difficult adjusting to the 9 …
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April 29 The hospitality of Bernarda and Edward Twarog continued to amaze us. When we arrived at their home late …
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