January 2021

  • I am Paul

    Originally posted on History of Sorts: I am Paul , like every 4 year old boy I like to kick a ball. Give me a blank sheet of paper and some crayons and I am happy as can be. I am Paul  I feel like a big boy but I know I am small. I…

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  • Originally posted on History of Sorts: I would love to explain the exact reason why these 9 Polish men were executed on November 25,1941. But I can’t. Looking at the text of the German announcement which was signed by the by the governor of Lublin district,all that the announcement indicates is that the men did…

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  • Originally posted on History of Sorts: I wish I could explain why this 15 month old girl was an enemy of the state, but I can’t I wish I cold explain why this 15 month girl was an enemy of the French state ,but I can’t. I wish I could explain why this 15 month…

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  • Originally posted on History of Sorts: I know it is easy to call people like Rudolf Höss and others who worked in Auschwitz monters, and to en extent I can understand that, I have done so in the past. However when you call them monsters you take the risk of given them an excuse for…

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  • Reached the age of 9 years

    Originally posted on History of Sorts: “Reached the age of 9 years” may seem like a very matter of fact and brutal title , but the brutal honesty is many of the 1.5 million children murdered during the Holocaust did not even reach that age. Reached the age of 9 years should never be said…

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  • Originally posted on History of Sorts: Wild swans at Castle Oaks’ Oil on canvas. Scenes from Ireland. By Louise Harrison. ? Sources https://www.facebook.com/ArtistLouiseHarrison/?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARBsHB0Om-VVO1Wy_WowAkJCoO7vmcZebM9cPwJqmEhze7Ju0XctDOeTrXK8in_H9dB8okjFXhKOqEEol_CPGKijdNnSUnupbwkXaAmVKv5spaNYhw8FbYmLVuZQq_bDfioPB08cb9-vNtb4-kaUvFWrxrGJXBvd3U6BV4010PVV6e3sE-_XICqFYHdxANVSa6I7XFG1-udGCyBHWxChsu4D7jMu0_9LQXqMHwLYPmoZH6yiUEh4UocIJwGPSBl3prqC30LcmmnqWQxcS-qBpCU5qj8INOn_hZ1a_zQtWeAlakXAAQwLO0CG7OJwNwCNPKwaO1SxiomMj3ccf-0 ? https://www.saatchiart.com/account/profile/1620991?fbclid=IwAR2szPS9uKSqG9PsyDZ-FBXFXfAduFY3coPTEIQjFMGa2G3_4cPXGfCGFik ? ? ?

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  • I am Annie

    Originally posted on History of Sorts: I am Annie Nakache. My Father,Alfre Nakache was a famous Olympic swimmer. In 1936 he competed in the Berlin Olympic games for France. In July 1941 he set the world record in the 200 metre breaststroke with a time of 2:36.8. But his biggest achievement happened on August 12,1941.…

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  • Originally posted on History of Sorts: Freedom! Suddenly Dutch flags were hanging all over the place and people were singing and dancing arm-in-arm in the streets. But pent-up emotions were also unleashed: ‘Kraut whores’, girls and women who had consorted with the Germans during the war, were targeted. They were dragged from their homes, marched…

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