June 2020

  • Originally posted on History of Sorts: For me it is unfathomable to even imagine what the victims of the Holocaust had to endure. I don’t think I would have the strength to persevere and yet there were those who did. They did not give up hope and just kept going. Below are just some pictures…

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  • Originally posted on History of Sorts: A while ago I read a comment of someone saying that she could no longer read stories about the Holocaust, not because she didn’t want to but because she couldn’t because the stories were so sad, they were heartbreaking. I can fully appreciate that, because it is heartbreaking and…

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  • Thank you

    Originally posted on History of Sorts: This is going to be a short blog. This time 2 years ago I visited the American War Cemetery in Margraten,in the Netherlands . I had planned to go again this year but alas the current global situation prevents me from doing so I visited 2 years ago to…

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  • The Suitcase

    Originally posted on History of Sorts: A suitcase has a significant meaning , it indicates a change, often temporary and sometimes for an extended time, but no one ever expects the symbol of the end of a life. Many songs have the word suitcase in their lyrics and it is often in a sad context…

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  • Originally posted on History of Sorts: One of the difficulties I have in telling or writing stories about the Holocaust is the sheer volume of victims. I believe the best way of keeping the memories alive is to personalize the stories. Rather then talk about millions ,talk about individuals and show that they were human…

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  • The Smile of an Angel

    Originally posted on History of Sorts: The Smile of an Angel has the power to warm your heart. It gives comfort to a weary soul. The Smile of an Angel makes you want to become a better person, the manifestation of the best version of you. The Smile of an Angel spreads joy ans and…

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  • June 2,1948 was one of those rare days where justice was actually carried out. So many who were instrumental in the murder of millions during the Holocaust, did either serve no time or very little, leave alone receiving death sentences. Even many of those who did receive a death sentence had their sentence reduced. But

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  • Originally posted on History of Sorts: There were several horrific events on March 27 1944 1,000 Jews were deported from Drancy, France, to Auschwitz. 2,000 Jews are murdered in Kovno Lithuania 40 Jewish policemen in Riga, Latvia, ghetto are shot by the Gestapo Children’s Aktion-Nazis take all the Jewish children of Kovno,Lithuania.,and deport them One…

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  • Originally posted on History of Sorts: Very little is know in the west about WWII in China except for the fact that it really started before anywhere else.One could argue that the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War at July 1937 was really the start of WWII in Asia. One could also argue that the first…

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