Re: [Cz-L] In Zhovkva you can learn about diversity

Hardy is right, If once mostly Jewish Shtetls in Galizia have any
meaning
for Jewish people, it is to remember that Jews were invited to move
to Poland by the kings and nobles of the country in the 16th and 17th
century.
That the kings and nobles treated their Ukrainian peasants in Galizia
in an abominable manner, that this resulted in the Chmielnitzki revolt
in 1648, during which thousands of Jews were murdered and that
during WW2 most Galizian Jews were exterminated with the help
of their non-Jewish neighbors. In Israel in the museum Beit Ha-tfuzot
there is a reconstructed old Jewish synagogue from Poland,
in my opinion, that is where old Jewish synagogues, or their remains
belong.
You cannot participate in the murder of people and then keep
their cultural heritage so you can make money from tourism.

Mimi
On Mar 27, 2013, at 3:29 AM, HARDY BREIER wrote:

> On one of my tours I met a Jew from Galizia.
> From a Shtetl where the Jews were driven into the synagogue and
> then put on fire.
>
> The man collected money all over the world to restore the synagogue
> and place a memorial plate for the Jews burnt alive.
> He was successful ,
> On the inauguration day many Jews came .
> My man also invited the Shtetl mayor, who was very cooperative
> friendly and helpful , to attend and maybe give a speech...
> The mayor said : "No this I cant do - next month we have
> elections
> I am a candidate. If I come to the inauguration of the plate ,
> I can forget being elected, please understand ."
> Our man tried again but nothing helped.
> Then our man understood.
> I hope we all will understand.
>
> Hardy
>
>
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