Thoughts of a Polish Jew

Dr. Sergey R. Kravtsov is a researcher at the Center for Jewish Art, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was trained as an architect in his native Lviv, Ukraine, received his doctoral degree in architectural history in 1993, and has worked at the Hebrew University since 1994.

• Preface: Artur Lilien-Brzozdowiecki and His Reminiscences by Sergey R. KravtsovTo Kasieńka from Grandpaby Artur Lilien-BrzozdowieckiEnglish translation by Marya Lilien-Czarnecka and Joanna GrunAppendix: Thoughts of a Polish Jewby Artur Lilien-BrzozdowieckiEnglish translation by Joanna Grun and Sergey R. KravtsovBibliographyIndex

“Memoirs can help understand the past, they can show how people have perceived their own past and they can lead readers to reconsider the past. This fascinating book does all three. The author wrote it for his granddaughter and now she is sharing this intimate document with the broader public. The story of her family, a rich and privileged one, challenges many popular assumptions about the Jewish experience in Poland and raises many questions—but gives no superficial answers. This is precisely what we expect from a good memoir—and this is a very good one.” —Shaul Stampfer, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem