Table of Contents
Preface 1
Chapter 1 A Jewish Girl Should Know 5
Chapter 2 The Trouble with Moshe 21
Chapter 3 Paintings 31
Chapter 4 Defying Hitler 61
Chapter 5 Displaced 77
Chapter 6 Italy 91
Chapter 7 Legacy 109
Chapter 8 Cultural Assets-Lost Art 133
Chapter 9 A Loan Request 151
Chapter 10 Gifting Moshe's Paintings 171
Chapter 11 Serendipity 189
Chapter 12 Toronto, Canada 201
Chapter 13 University of Toronto 221
Chapter 14 Schneid Archive 231
Chapter 15 Poland 241
Chapter 16 The Jewish Historical Institute 259
Chapter 17 A Tour of POLIN 271
Chapter 18 Majdanek 277
Chapter 19 Kazimierz Dolny 293
Chapter 20 Playing Ball 299
Chapter 21 Roadblocks 311
Chapter 22 A Shared Heritage 331
Chapter 23 Looking Forward 339
Acknowledgments 347
A Note About Sources 349
Annotated Bibliography in Regards to the Rynecki Family Story 375
Selected Bibliography 381
Known Exhibitions 387