What disturbs me about this place seems an obvious answer on the face of it. A million human lives were destroyed here in a time which I can only read about and imagine. I live in its continuity. But I haven’t had the misfortune of being in the time when it happened, to have witnessed … Continue reading Arbeit macht frei: Auschwitz and Birkenau
Tag: Germany
You must go to Berlin
"You must go to Berlin" is a refrain we heard from Oslo to Budapest. Travelers and vagabonds swore by it. The itinerant European indicated a promise of a unique experience. The returning Israeli soldier insisted on how Berlin suited his travel (how its spirit suited him) in Europe hitting back after every leap … Continue reading You must go to Berlin
Contested Realities 