Kraków

The City Of Muse: Krakow It might not be as big and as famous as Rome, London or Paris, but on the map of European must-see sites, this place has been steadily gaining its right place. A City of Polish Kings, witness to the most important historical events, a source of inspiration for countless poets, writers and artist, Krakow (or, in English, Cracow) is now one of the most beloved locations for those who decided to explore and discover Old Continent from the Eastern side. Its popularity has been

I began to sense the despair, and hopelessness that those who once walked these corridors must have felt. It was as though I was in a dream… one that quickly changed to a nightmare. Just the day before, I was traversing the cobblestone streets of Kraków, Poland, other tourists rushing about me to see sites such as Wawel Castle and the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul. Domed roofs and complex architecture surrounded me and I gazed in wonder at the building behind me. The cotton candy clouds above

book is about a Jewish boy named Yanek. This gives an inside look of what happened to Jewish people in the 1940s. He had a very hard life in the 6 year time duration he spent in the ghetto and concentration camps. Setting: The book starts off in Krakow, Poland. It takes place in a 6 year time span which started in 1939 and ended in 1945. In those 6 years he went on two death marches and went to eight concentration camps. Although the story took place in several locations one word describe almost

Only a few miles from Poland’s second largest cities, Krakow, lies a nearly barren field with only a moderate sized memorial to the thousands of people killed in a brutal act of genocide. Here, between 1941 and 1945, thousands of enemies of the Nazi party, primarily Jews, were worked, starved, died of disease, or were shot. Out of the over 150,000 people sent through Plaszow and its sub-camps, only around 2,000 survived. From its establishment in 1941 to its liquidation in January 1945, thousands

He impacted so many lives and really made a difference to many people. Oskar Schindler risked his life everyday, which contributed to saving over 1000 Jews ("Oskar Schindler: An) . Following the German invasion of Poland, Oskar moved to Krakow from Sraity in 1939 ("Oskar Schindler." Jewish) . He took advantage of the German pogrom to make people Aryan and Germanize Jewish owned stores and businesses. He bought Rekord Ltd, a Jewish owned

Religion is a defining factor of what gave people a common identity; so in order to feel connected with one another, rulers would take it upon themselves to unite their kingdoms and establish a universal religion. During the late middle ages Christianity was on the rise. It was widely accepted and appealed mostly to women and slaves, but everyone had their benefits from the new religion. This change in religion was evident through artwork at the time, and the construction of churches across Europe

Study of Dosso Dossi’s Jupiter, Mercury and Virtue Dosso Dossi (c.1486-1542) was a Renaissance painter from the city of Ferrara in Northern Italy. Collaborating with his brother Battista, Dosso created some of the most groundbreaking yet baffling works for the dukes of Ferrara. Dosso’s paintings, however, remained largely unheard of apart from occasional appearances in academic journals, until a series of traveling exhibitions in 1999 brought the artist back in attention. Heavily influenced

9. Safety in Krakow Poland is generally safer than most European countries, east or west. And Krakow is safer than other major cities in Poland. Certainly, even without asking for it one may get into trouble when in the wrong place in the wrong time and, above all, with the wrong people. Yet mere common sense plus just elementary precautions should suffice to keep a visitor perfectly safe in Krakow. Unfortunately, petty crime seems quite common in the city. Whereas mugging remains sporadic, pilfering

When you think of Holocaust rescuers you might think of Oskar Schindler, Carl Lutz, Feng-Shan Ho, Raoul Wallenberg, etc. When you think of World War II rescuers most people do not think of Władysław Bartoszewski. Interestingly enough Władysław accomplished many amazing feats in his entire adult life and received many awards. Władysław Bartoszewski was born on February 19, 1922 in Warsaw, Poland. His parents were Władysław Bartoszewski I and Beata Helena Maria. Władysław studied at Saint Stanisław

James Mick Dr. Kodanashvili MUS LIT 5200 Masks, Op. 40 By Robert Muczynski Muczynski is considered to by many to be one of America’s foremost composers of the last few decades, and while his music seems to be relatively frequently performed, and finds its way into many competition performances throughout the world, it seems to be hardly discussed. I’ll talk a little about Muczynski and his life, his overall body of works, and then discuss and his Masks Op. 40 for solo piano. Robert was born