Kazimierz Dolny
There seems to be no space in Poland untouched by the genocide. In Kazimierz Dolny, there are echos and traces.
Well. That’s unsettling.
In Kazimierz Dolny, every tourist stand sells a version of the “Lucky Jew” folderal. I now know the word for these trinkets because I came back to our swank hotel and googled “What’s the deal with the antisemitic tourist items in Poland”?
What is said and seen: Reflections on Auschwitz-Birkenau
So what of Auschwitz-Birkenau as place? How does it manifest as witness, for me?
When I got home, I realized I saw Auschwitz Birkenau through its trees…