Tatra Mountains, Poland, Zakopane. A romanesque revival style church in Zakopane - Catholic church of Holly Family at Krupowki Street. Camera: Samsung GX 10, lens: Sigma 24-70mm F 1:2,8 EX DG.
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The look over the gravestones (macews) at the mausoleum of Poznanski family. The New Jewish Cemetery in Lodz, founded by Izreael Poznanski (the one of the founders of modern Lodz and and the biggest factory owner) and opened in 10 November 1892 (at the same day the old cemetery at Wesola Street was closed down). The New Cemetery was placed at the grounds of Marysin and Arturowek bought from the Julius Heinzl. The cemetery is a place of rest of many noble citizens of Lodz, together with the noble families of Poznanski, Silberstein, Jarocinski, Barcinski, Katsenberg, Kohn, Prussak, graves of Wladyslaw Pinkus (founder of the modern rescue/ambulance service in Lodz), graves of the parents of the famous Polish poet Julian Tuwim and famous Polish pianist Artur Rubinstein. The New Jewish Cemetery in Lodz is the biggest Jewish cemetery in Europe and its acreage is 42 hectacres with the 230 thousands of the burials, including 45 thousands at the Ghetto Field. The cemetery was seriously destroyed during the 1st World War and renovated after the regaining of the independence. During the 2nd World War cemetery was a part of the Litzmannstadt Ghetto and about 45 thousand Jews - who died in Ghetto - were buried over there in the individual graves in accordance with the provisions of the Jewish religion. However most of those graves are not traceable on the surface (apart of those with the concrete gravestones). Nowadays the Ghetto field is reconstructed and the graves are being identified (following the archives of the cemetery) under the auspices of the Ministry of Defence of Israel. Camera: Samsung GX10, lens: Sigma 24-70m F/2.8 EX DG, HDR, photo: Krystian Kozerawski, www.kozerawski.com
The tenant house at Franciszkanska Street (close to the Wolborska Street and Smugowa Street). The one of the first tenants on the ghetto side (the gate was placed just about 100 meters away). The old tenants of old Baluty and Marysin haven’t been renovated for decades - I dare say, they haven’t been renovated at all since the pre war time. As you can see, some of the windows have the original wooden frames.
Night time traffic at the junction of Zgierska street,the Wojska Polskiego Street (Polish Army Street) and the Church Square (Plac Kościelny) with the Gothic-revival church of the assumption of St Marry. Place of the historical importance of the Litzmannstadt Ghetto - the place where the wooden bridge was built. The bridge was to link two parts of the ghetto over the Zgierska Street, that was excluded of the ghetto for the transit traffic (only the sidewalks and the houses were in the ghetto while the street road itself was behind the fence). The place where the bridge was placed is whole right side of the photo (almost from the centre). This place haven’t changed much. Camera: Samsung GX10.
