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Z. Segalowicz

Z. Segalowicz

Author of a poem titled “My Bialystok.”

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... The tragedy of Bialystok’s destruction was elo- quently described in a poem written by Z. Segalowicz, titled ‘“‘My Bialystok.’’ He likens his memories of his beloved hometown to a book that has fallen into a fire, consumed by the hungry flames. Disbelieving and cata- pulted into a state of shock, the poet asks, ‘‘What hap- pened to my town? My generation? My past? Where are my family and friends? How devastating it was for an entire breed of believers with high hopes and expecta- tions, bubbling with pride, filled with courage and awaiting a bright future, to be condemned to oblivion by a raving and bloodthirsty nation.’ Surely all we can do is to rewrite, though in abridged form, the original book incinerated in the fire. ...
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Z. Segalowicz“My Bialystok”
a poem written by Z. Segalowicz
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