What an amazing memoir, Krystyna Carmi writes
about something very rare, the smells she remembered from childhood. Walking
with her on the streets of pre-war Obertyn, we get to know the Jews, the
Ukrainians, and the Poles and the social and material conditions of their lives. I am so glad I
had an opportunity to read this book. I, myself could not fathom what this
woman went through, the
happy childhood did not last long. The first days of war brought overall fear
and panic, Red Army soldiers to Obertyn,
the arrest of Polish patriots, liquidation of Jewish shops, the gradual and more difficult reality of occupation, the
Hungarian army in Obertyn, Jews murdered by Ukrainians in the local towns. And
the incredible photos of the members of the Jewish community. What may seem trivial to some, looking back, they
are incredibly significant to anyone who lived during World War II.
DISCLOSER: I received this e-book for free in exchange for an unbiased review.
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