WESTBOROUGH — On April 19, 23 members of Westborough’s Congregation B’nai Shalom found themselves in Warsaw, Poland. Walking around the various monuments in the city, the travelers couldn’t help but notice yellow daffodils strewn about, and those same flowers seemingly pinned to almost every resident.
They were surprised to learn it was Poland’s national memorial day remembering the Jewish people who fought back against the Nazis in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
Growing up experiencing anti-semitism and hearing stories from relatives – including Holocaust survivors – many Jewish people carry with them a certain perspective of Central Europe, explained Rabbi Rachel Gurevitz…