“There near this wall Nazis shot and burned people in 1943-1944”

Having lived in Europe for a couple years and spent time in Germany, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, and Lithuania, I’ve had the opportunity to see Holocaust memorials in several different countries. Continue reading ““There near this wall Nazis shot and burned people in 1943-1944”” →

“Blooms of Darkness” by Aharon Appelfeld

Tonight I am remembering standing in a forest surrounding the Nazi extermination camp called Treblinka. Why? Because I just finished reading Aharon Appelfeld’s novel Blooms of Darkness and, upon finishing it, am feeling somewhat like I did after going to Treblinka. Continue reading ““Blooms of Darkness” by Aharon Appelfeld” →