Żychlin mayor Grzegorz Ambroziak sent me photos of daffodils blooming around the memorial to the city’s Jewish community. These flowers, planted by local school children, are a symbol of remembrance. Daffodils are also associated with the upcoming anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, which started on April 19, 1943.
These small markers of remembrance matter. They offer a time and place to contemplate what used to be, what was lost.
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That is very thoughtful and I am glad that you have a connection to the Mayor. For those of us with connections to specific Polish towns and an interest in their memorial to their Jewish community, this holds great personal significance. The blooming daffodils bring life to the memorial every spring.
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We are so fortunate to have good partners. We’ll be there this summer helping restore the Jewish cemetery. It’s not like Tarnów, where most of the matzevot remain, but it’s still important to clean up the brush and restore the existing monuments
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The truest act of kindness in Judaism is one that is shown to the dead, because they cannot repay or thank you. That means that whatever you do to preserve the cemetery in Zychlin is a considered honorable and a good deed. I am glad that you are going to clean up the brush and garden debris and work on preserving the remaining matzevot this summer.
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Thank you for thid poignant and beautiful post
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Glad to see today’s Zychlin community honoring the site and sharing it with you. Thanks for sharing.
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