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calimary

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1. Remarkable!

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 11:43 PM

Sunday

What a tree! What a story!

What a legacy!!!

The Oak Jozef, a 650-year-old English Oak in the Wisniowa region of southeast Poland, has long been a Polish symbol of pride.

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Poland Oak Tree, 650 Yrs Old, Believed to Have Hidden 2 Jewish Brothers in Trunk, WW2 Nazi Occup. [View all] appalachiablue Sunday OP

Remarkable! calimary Sunday #1

Yes, it's really. amazing. I wonder about the brothers fate, who knows. appalachiablue Sunday #2

Wonderful story, but I wonder about the tree and its own survival... hlthe2b Monday #3

Based on the photos in this article, I had similar concerns esp the long, narrow opening in the lower part of the tree. appalachiablue Monday #4