In the section on Poland in his book A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe, Ben…
Category: Kraków
In the Symposium, Plato puts the following words in the mouth of Alcibiades: “Drunkards and…
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Writing is remembering. In the 1920s, ten percent of Poland’s population was Jewish; thirty percent of Warsaw’s residents were Jewish. Compare this with the United States today, where Jews make up between one and a half to two percent of the general population and approximately thirteen percent of the population of New York City. For … Continue reading Kraków: Food and Prayer
Gershon Ben-Avraham 