Hello from Lithuania!!!

63 years ago, in 1941, my father Dr. Wolf Prensky, left his home in Kaunas/Kovno, a neighborhood he had lived in for most of his youth. After murdering most of the Jews in the ghetto, the Germans shipped off my father to Dachau, along with a few thousand (?) Jews, remnants of a community that numbered over 30,000 before WWII.
Those who ultimately survived numbered less than 500. As a young teenager, my father might possibly be the youngest original inhabitant/inmate of the Ghetto to survive.

63 years later, for the first time, my father returned to visit the city he once called home. Along with him came myself, my wife Eileen, our little 18 month old angel of a son Daniel, and my indefatigable Mother-In-Law, Gail Katz.

My name is Zachary Prensky. I always knew that going with my father to Lithuania would be a watershed experience for me. Yet, after only the first day and a half, I surprised myself at how fascinated I am by this trip. Since I've gotten many requests from friends and family for updates, I thought that by writing this blog I could convey to everyone just what a wonderful experience we're having.

So sit back and enjoy seeing Lithuania from the eyes of three generations of Prenskys - my Dad the survivor, myself the fascinated son, and the little 18 month old grandson Daniel who is doing just fine thank you subsisting on Lithuanian-style meals.