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Emily G's avatar

Love this so much! As Erz said, you captured the experience beautifully. I note that Arpad doesn’t have any Hebrew on part of the memorial. I wonder if that was his wish or Margit’s decision.

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Katharine Gerbner's avatar

Thanks Ems! That's an interesting observation - another thing to investigate!

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Erzsi Sousa's avatar

You captured the unexpected cemetery jungle adventure beautifully. No mosquitos, ticks, or overgrown ivy could stop this intrepid historian or her sidekicks!

Can’t wait for more of your recap posts. What an incredible experience we got to be a part of. You’re amazing, prof KT!

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Katharine Gerbner's avatar

I sort of wish I had mentioned the mosquitos and ticks in the text of the post, lol. Though at least I included a photo of you slapping a mosquito on your leg as you clean the memorial urn!

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Patricia Zurlo's avatar

Gorgeous story. Rest well Opapa.

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Lizzie Lasater's avatar

Wow wow wow. Beautiful on so many levels, Katie.

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John Gerbner's avatar

Beautiful post. I finally got around to reading it - I have been going going backwards in time trying to catch up to my 640 unread emails. Of course I remember all of this well.

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