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From the Galicia Jewish Museum:   Sunday, 21.03.2021 Please note: the times of this event have changed. 6 p.m. (Krakow time) 5 p.m. (London time) 1 p.m. (New York time) 10 a.m. (San Francisco time) “Rememories of Poland: Family Stories and Returns” Meeting with Adam Schorin Online event We would like to invite you to a meeting with Adam Schorin, former co-director of Krakow’s FestivAlt, born in the US, living in Poland. Adam is the grandson of two Holocaust survivors, Richard Ores, from Krakow, and Celia Ores, from Dubienka. This meeting will be devoted to uncovering an unusual family story inscribed in photographs, memories, and the return to places connected with their family history. This event is a preview of an upcoming year-long temporary exhibition at the Galicia Jewish Museum, which will be devoted to three generations of the Ores family and will open at the Galicia Jewish Museum in August 2021. The meeting will be led by Jakub Nowakowski, Galicia Jewish Museu...