An Event in Honour of the Holocaust Survivors.

Back in April (12th, to be exact) I attended an event held to honour the survivors of the Holocaust. It included an art exhibition, a concert, and a speech by one of the survivors. Music for the songs performed was composed by Daniel Dobias, a Czech composer. Song lyrics were poems written by the children who lived in Terezin. The artwork was by Helga Weissova-Hoshkova. And finally, the speech was given by Dagmar Shimova. She is one of the children saved by Nicolas Winton. You can read a better summary of the event here.

I took some pictures (as one does). They have little artistic merit, but I like to post my records anyway.  Under the cut are 7 more photos.

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Old Orhei: the Plain.

Below is an overview of the plain and the surrounding mountains (or are these really tall hills? Dunno). There’s also an information stand which I photographed.

This is where we’re headed to!

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