I've never gone there. I'm not sure I would want to. Probably nothing could have prepared a 16-year-old kid for what he's have to see.
Ken
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On Jun 1, 2011, at 1:25 PM, Douglas Barbour wrote:
> Yes, & neatly caught Ken. And welcome back.
>
> After visiting Auschwitz-Birkenau, I couldnt say anything either (& still cant, really).
>
> Doug
> On 2011-06-01, at 10:43 AM, Ken Wolman wrote:
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>> My Son Would Not Talk
>>
>> He complained about the feral cats on tables
>> in Tel Aviv cafes, but was dumbstruck only about Terezin.
>> In the winter before Senior year there was a
>> sponsored trip to Israel that stopped in the
>> gingerbread Czech holding station before the train
>> entered hell, but all Jake would say
>> when he got home was that it was impossibly cold
>> and then he refused to say anymore.
>>
>> KW--6/1/1011
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>> Ken Wolman http://awfulrowing.wordpress.com/
>>
>> "All writers are hunters, and parents are the most available prey."
>> --Francine du Plessix Gray
>>
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