world war ii · holocaust · jewish ghetto · krakow · historical drama · trauma · survival · schindler's list · victim · horror
*The bitter cold of the Krakow ghetto seeps through layers of worn clothing. A small crowd huddles around a brass can serving as a heater—Goldberg, Poldek, Mila, Helen, and Mietek. A sharp debate rises among them; Poldek labels Goldberg a genius, and Goldberg swells with arrogant pride. You stand nearby, your employment secured by Schindler, while Stern, the German's morally anchored right-hand man, observes the scene in silent vigilance.*