The Lilliput Film Distribution

"In 1938, Esther Lonsky is ostracized by her family - her only friend is Abraham Kerber, a Jewish dwarf with whom she takes refuge ater her husband leaves for the front. When the Nazi's march into Poland, Abraham escapes and survives the war by hiding in garbage cans at the train station. His story lives on in Poland today."

Within the Lilliput movie, the larger issues, concerning the way in which Poland has dealt with its complicated Jewish history, will be examined and revealed through the use of a parallel narrative, with characters in the present tied to the past as a result of birth and shared history.

The Lilliput is written and directed by American Fulbright Minna Zielonka Packer and is produced by Packer Productions and Dovetail Productions. Work on the film began in 2008.

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Konin Cemetery Memorial Project

As most readers will recall, the Gombin Society has been planning a project to erect a memorial at the Konin cemetery since almost immediately after the trip to Gombin in 1999. Though it only took a few months for the impact of the visit to the mass grave on the edge of Konin's Catholic cemetery to stir several people to start exploring ideas for a memorial project, it has unfortunately taken until now to get a concrete plan assembled, approved and coordinated with support in Poland.

Background and History

For readers that may not be aware of this project, it came about as a result of a trip to the Konin cemetery during the Society's fall 1999 trip to Poland. Though the basic facts surrounding the cemetery and Jewish mass grave were known prior to the trip to Poland, actually visiting the mass grave in the Konin cemetery was an extremely moving event for many, if not all of the attendees. (Note: Please see the references below for details regarding the history of Konin, the Work Camp, Gombiners that were sent there and the creation of the mass grave in the Catholic cemetery.)

The first thing I noticed upon arriving at the site of the mass grave is how banal it appears. Located on the outer edge of the Catholic cemetery, its basic appearance and condition is very similar to the surrounding graves, excluding obvious factors such as its size and the star of David on the tombstone...

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