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Vistula River


April 29, 2008 | permalink |


We're zooming over to southern Poland for today's Geo Quiz. We're looking for a city on the banks of the Vistula River.

It's one of Poland's cultural gems -- home to the country's National Art Museum. Early in the 20th century, this city became a cultural center for Poland's Jewish community.

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Then came World War Two -- when the Nazis forced the city's Jewish population into a ghetto and sent many away to concentration camps.

Communism brought more anti-Semitism. But now there's revival of interest in the city's Jewish life. In fact, a new Jewish political and cultural center opened there today.

The question is... where?

Name this southern Polish city on the banks of the Vistula...





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