May 2016 – Page 2 – History of Sorts

May 6, 2016

Jules Schelvis -Sobibor survivor

I was actually doing research on a Sobibor victim called Ben Ali Libi which was the stage name of Michel Velleman , a Dutch Jewis magician who died in Sobibor on July 2nd 1943, But although there is a lot of mention of Ben Ali Libi there is actually little information. However I will do

The tragedy of the SS Cap Arcona.

Not all Concentration camp victims were killed by the Nazi’s the case of the SS Cap Arcona is one of the worst and most tragic cases of’collateral damage’ of WWII by the Allies. Today is the 75th anniversary of the tragic event. The Cap Arcona was a large German luxury ocean liner formerly of the

Kamikaze-Divine wind

Kamikaze translates into divine wind and refers to a typhoon that destroyed an enemy fleet in the 13th century. In the middle of the 13th century, Mongol fleets sailed to attack a helpless Japan. As the invaders approached the Japanese coast, terrific winds arose, smashed the Mongol ships and thwarted the attack. This “Divine Wind”