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Tues., 14 Aug -All’s Well that Ends Well
So the Bard said and so it is. We began the day slightly subdued, not knowing what would happen with Lindsay’s tooth. We also had a plan. The dentist was on the other side of the river in an area … Continue reading
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Mon., 13 Aug -Archives
Amazing is the only word that comes to mind after walking into this facility. Actually, if I am being realistic, I’ll admit that I was awestruck and at a loss for words. The facility itself was beautifully renovated. The space … Continue reading
Sun 12 Aug cont’d…
…Vilnius, a world of dreams and adventures in learning, culture and history. Jews lived here for over 700 years. Lithuanian Jews are known as Litvaks, and Vilnius, in Yiddish was called Vilna. We will not, on this trip have time … Continue reading
Sun 12 Aug – Kaunas to Vilnius via Vilkija
We all stayed up way too late last night, working, communicating with friends, family and clients. This morning we made our groggy way to our next stop: Vilkija. We knew that the synagogue was no longer standing and that it … Continue reading
Sat 11 Aug – Vilijampolė, Raseiniai, Grinkiškis and Krakės
We had been keeping an eye on the weather all week, partly because we knew the archives were not air conditioned and we wanted to make sure we were dressed coolly enough, and partly out of general curiosity. We had … Continue reading
Fri 10 Aug – Kaunas
The archives in Kaunas continued to provide much insight for our hardy group. After a very refreshing night’s sleep at the wonderfully air conditioned and comfortable Hotel Hof (right across the street from the archives) we were back at work … Continue reading
Thurs. 9 Aug – onward to Kaunas
After a sleepless night in very hot, rooms that were not air-conditioned, we were all ready to get moving. Having a/c in the van was truly a life-saver. The road to Kaunas was “interesting” with lots of construction – we … Continue reading
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Wed, 8 Aug…cont’d
…a moment of total panic, disbelief and anger when we found out all our paperwork was in order but there was no way to get a vehicle for a major excursion crossing into 5 countries, sometimes (as was the case … Continue reading
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Aug 8- Warsaw, Poland to Marijampolė, Lithuania
The day started out very crazy, and I must admit, didn’t get much better as it progressed. We knew before it started that it was going to be chock full of “activities”. Marek, Lina and I had a presentation scheduled … Continue reading
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Tuesday, 7 Aug – last full day in Warsaw
Tuesday afternoon I had the honor of presenting a session at the Warsaw conference in memory of Ruth Ebner. Ruth died in Phoenix, way too young while I was at the 2016 IAJGS conference in Seattle, which I chaired. This … Continue reading
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