European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 26, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A Schindler a list tourists to by Julian Borger London observer service Quot straight ahead of us Quot said the polish guide Quot is a Street you la probably remember from the film where the Young jew Poldek pretends to be Clearing up suitcases a a trick which saves his  there were gasps of recognition from the group of 20 German teen agers of cheered around him. After decades of neglect tourists Are coming in Force to Kazimierz Krakow s medieval jewish Quarter following the Success of Steven Spielberg s film a Schindler s list. A a a a a Quot Schindler tourism Quot May have come just in time to save  s crumbling buildings from terminal decay but in return Kazimierz has had to Swallow some Pride and sell itself As a recently used film set. When it comes to attracting the crowds six centuries of history count As Little compared to a couple of hours of screen Fame. Much of the Carriage portrayed in Schindler s list took place not in Kazimierz but in the pod Gorze ghetto on the other Side of the Vistula River and in the nearby Plastow concentration  every passing tour group however the history of Kazimierz and the history of the film Are becoming hopelessly confused. Alexia. Fischer an 18-year-old student from near Freiburg Germany had just come across the spot Quot where they caught the boy who ran away and shot him and he just dropped  was Damp eyed mourning a fictional death in lieu of millions of real ones. Her genuine grief was testament to Cinema s overwhelming emotional. Potency a fact of life not lost on Krakow s businessmen a sign outside Kazimierz s jewish bookshop invites tourists to Quot visit places in Schindler s  there Are about five times As Many. People coming Here than at this time last year. And More or less All of them know the place from Schindler s list Quot said the bookshop s owner Zdzislaw Les. The unaccustomed Buzz around the narrow streets of Kazimierz is Only a foretaste of what is to come once the summer heats up. According to a local travel agent Edvard Turkiewicz american interest is growing Alt the time. With his Chicago based partner he s offering 10-Day Quot Schindler s Poland Quot Tours beginning. In june. A. A a a Quot what out of Africa did for Africa and amadeus did for Prague so Schindler s list could do for krak6w,&Quot said Turkiewicz. Joachim Russek assistant director of krak6w s jewish historical Institute takes a robust View of Schindler a tourism. So far he has seen nothing that crosses the limits of Good taste a there Are As yet no Schindler s Lett shirts. Quot i would rather the tourists came to krak6w because of its Beauty and its history but if they come because of Schindler s list then that is Good too Quot he said. Quot let them  the Happy consensus that Spielberg s film has been beneficial for Krakow is not quite Complete. There have been complaints that Catholic poles were. / s4s Ron Jonasen the movie Schindler s list Quot is credited with the upsurge of tourism in Krakow and at its surrounding concentration Camps. Portrayed As callous bystanders rather than fellow sufferers. More than 2 million died in the War. Quot the Plastow Camp was half jewish half polish but you Don t see that in the film. It s a falsification of history Quot said Tadeusz Franis Zyn 91, a Veteran of the polish resistance. Underlying Franis Zyn s critique is a rather More personal matter. In september 1944, As a polish Home army fighter he risked his life to film the Camp using a camera concealed under his overcoat while he strolled with a Girlfriend along the perimeter wire. As far As Franis Zyn knows the film has never been seen in the West. He tried to Tell the Spielberg team about it but received no reply. The Jerky few minutes of footage which he screens in a neighbor s apartment clearly show the wire Fence the watchtowers and the Barracks beyond and at one moment a tiny line of figures trudging along in the distance. Quot i wanted to make sure there was documentary proof left behind of the German hit Erite crimes and Lucky that i did it because they destroyed the Camp a few months later Quot he said. A few months ago a documentary filmmaker from Budapest Hungary took away a copy of the film promising to Send a copyright payment. Franis Zyn has t heard from him  the old Soldier it seems a bitter irony that he has been pushed aside even though he has perhaps As much to say As anyone alive about the real history of the War years. A re a the Best Money Back offer  since he was sticking up for Yon Jav to 1% credit card rebate is a steal. Now you can get Back at costly credit cards. Get Back 1% on All balances you move from High priced cards to an arcu visa. 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