literature Archives - Forgotten Galicia

‘The Lost: The Search for Six of Six Million’

Areta — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 15:40:38 +0000

I recently finished reading Daniel Mendelsohn’s book The Lost: The Search for Six of Six Million about his search for what happened to six of his relatives during the Holocaust. He searched specifically for the fates of relatives who lived in Bolekhiv, Ukraine, a place where his Jewish ancestors settled many […]

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On Lviv’s Ghost Signs: ‘The House with a Stained Glass Window’

Areta — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 15:26:57 +0000

On Lviv’s ghost signs from the book “The House with a Stained Glass Window” (by Żanna Słoniowska, 2015), which takes place in the early 1990s: I had always tried my best to read the city like a great book, but it turned out he was the one who knew its […]

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Galician Culinary Vocabulary

Areta — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 19:58:36 +0000

Recently on Facebook, “Пані Стефа” shared a post about Galician cuisine using Galician culinary vocabulary. I’m familiar with many but not all words. Original post found here. Баняк, ринка, миска і тареля в креденсі. Зупа з ляним тістом і росіл з клюсками, налиті кохлею в таріль. Салатка в салятерці. Мізерія […]

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Vynnychuk: Searching for a Trace of Old Lviv

Areta — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 15:52:52 +0000

“With great pleasure I immersed myself in the streets, which I had previously passed without notice; I examined the buildings, every courtyard, gazed at the windows and the flowerpots on the windowsills, as though I were trying to find at least some trace of the old Lviv, that vanished world, […]

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