"Girl in a green sweater," Krystyna Chiger, Daniel Paisner
Today marks the 68 anniversary of the outbreak Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. In 1943, Himmler decided to so-called final solution. "Jewish question" and the murder of the survivors still in the capital of the Jews. German troops met with unexpected resistance - the Jews of Warsaw took the armed struggle. In the same year, in June, is also abolished the ghetto of Lvov. The little girl - Krysia Chiger with her parents and younger brother also takes the fight - the fight for life. Descends from the family of channels, on the liquidation of the ghetto. So begins the ordeal kilkunastomiesięczna and dramatic struggle to preserve humanity urągającym under any standard. "Girl in a green sweater" is a remarkable testimony fight for humanity, and honor, but most of all life.
Krystyna Chiger story begins with the earliest childhood memories. Carefree years of fun and happiness in a large spacious apartment. Another snapshot from the past is like a scene from the dream nightmares. Soviet army enters Lviv, seized the city by the Nazis, living in the ghetto, and finally descend into the sewers. And in all this little, little girl, endowed with extraordinary sense of observation - Krystal, or "Christopher Robin" - how affectionately called her father. Horror of war through the eyes of a child who tries to understand things that are happening around him - the death of grandparents, cousins \u200b\u200bdeath a few years, fear and despair of the parents, continuing concerns about the younger brother, hunger, and vegetation, and pervasive fear.
Lviv channels - smelly, ugly, full of vermin. It was there from June 1943 until the end of July 1944 Chigierowie hiding and a few other refugees from the Lvov ghetto. Their survival was possible with the help of Polish kanalarza - Leopold Socha. Petty thief, a Catholic convert, who first supported the family for a sum of money, then, when finances are exhausted - decided to take a heroic struggle to save "their Jews" regardless of the costs incurred. Even the price of life. And what is important and worth emphasizing also helped them after leaving the channel.
What is striking in the "channel" of memories of Christine Chigier This ubiquitous smell. The heroine tells the story just by sense of smell. Rancid fat, the smell of meat, the rain is a stimulus that will be always in the woman's cause fear and memories of that period. The dark channels, devoid of color, more acute sense of smell to the sense of sight. Therefore, when they finally leave Chigierowie channels, she will not long be able to get used to the sunlight, a frightened, girl's younger brother will be back in a panic trying to get back into the sewers.
title "Green sweater" is part of the wardrobe girl, who was with her through all the years of war ordeal. Grandmothers sewed by Krysia, was a kind of talisman to protect her from evil and to allow survival. Even as a grown woman, Krystyna Chiger gave it to the Washington Holocaust Museum, where exhibits can be seen today. In 1978, Leopold Socha received posthumously the title of Righteous Among the Nations. It is also worth noting that 2011 will have its premiere film by Agnieszka Holland "Hidden / Hidden" just based on the book. Role play Leopold Socha Robert Więckiewicz.
In the introduction to the book the author quotes the words of his father - Chigera Ignatius, who wrote "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Sam settled in heaven, and gave people the earth. And on earth did this happen ... " It is difficult to better comment to the events of the Holocaust.
book "The Girl in the sweater zielnym" is another valid certificate. The text of the more unusual that does not show a clear boundary between good and evil. They were good Jews, and they are also bad. The same applies to the Polish women, Germany. Memories of Christine Chigier is an important part of our history, next to which you should not pass by and you need to know. I recommend.
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