pechelman
resu deretsiger
Klaus, thanks so much for your comment.
Thankfully, my family escaped the Tykocin Pogrom as they emigrated to the US prior to WWII. I may have had one family member go through Auschwitz, but as the story goes, he escaped thanks to a bribe of a diamond from his wife's engagement ring. Though I've never been able to verify that story.
Regardless, it was a very moving trip for me. There were certain areas we visited I most certainly could not bring a camera to my eye.
As to relevancy, one reason I feel compelled to travel, especially on trips like this one, is to search for perspective. Returning home from a trip I'm always humbled by how fortunate and blessed we are and how things that are seemingly so important and can cause so much drama, are just insignificance.
Thankfully, my family escaped the Tykocin Pogrom as they emigrated to the US prior to WWII. I may have had one family member go through Auschwitz, but as the story goes, he escaped thanks to a bribe of a diamond from his wife's engagement ring. Though I've never been able to verify that story.
Regardless, it was a very moving trip for me. There were certain areas we visited I most certainly could not bring a camera to my eye.
As to relevancy, one reason I feel compelled to travel, especially on trips like this one, is to search for perspective. Returning home from a trip I'm always humbled by how fortunate and blessed we are and how things that are seemingly so important and can cause so much drama, are just insignificance.
