Wings of a Bird

Jewish heritage comes as shock to former Polish skinhead - BBC News
Pawel works in the kitchen of a kosher restaurant in the heart of Warsaw's growing Jewish community, near the 19th Century Nozyk synagogue, a Jewish theatre and cultural centre.
When he was younger, he used to be a skinhead.
"I am from a Catholic family. I was baptised. My parents are still Catholics," he told me.
"When I was a skinhead, I used to go around saying: oh, those Jews, look at what they've done.
"It was madness because we didn't know anything about Jews or Jewish culture. It was just slogans - like Jews Rule the World, Jews are Bad.
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Six years ago, Pawel made a discovery that turned his life upside down - he found out that he was Jewish. His parents had turned their back on Jewish life and they had never told him about his background.
"When I looked into the mirror I asked myself: why should I be a Jew? It was the biggest shock of my life. It was really a huge blow. For most of my life I hated them. It was too much to take in at once."
Pawel decided he wanted to know more about Judaism and he started attending the synagogue.
Now 30 years old, he is trying to lead an Orthodox lifestyle, but it is not always easy when he wears his skullcap on the streets. ...