(Rzeszów, 01.07.2025-03.07.2025) We begin our tour at the historic market square in Rzeszów and discover the birthplace of Fred Zinnemann (1907-1997), the legendary Hollywood director who spent his childhood here. His greatest success was the western "High Noon," and it is now five minutes to high noon for Ukraine and Rzeszów. The "City of Rescuers," as it is referred to by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has taken in about 100,000 Ukrainian war refugees since the start of the war of aggression against Ukraine, despite having a population of only 200,000. Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport is a hub for military aid from the West. If, instead of the biplane, I had photographed the military installations and the numerous American Patriot missile systems at the airport, my tour would probably have ended here; we certainly don't want that. The fact is that a few weeks ago, the US announced the withdrawal of its forces from Rzeszów and has now announced a halt to deliveries of Patriots. The Old Jewish Cemetery in the city center was devastated during the Nazi era. The Red Army Memorial was built on its ruins, and today its existence is just as threatened as the Monument to Revolutionary Deeds, which dates from the communist era. Just one hundred kilometers from the Ukrainian border, the dangers posed by an aggressive and revisionist Russia are not taken lightly—it's high noon!
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