August 2021

  • Christie Pits riot

    Originally posted on History of Sorts: There is a misconception that most people were appalled about Hitler coming to power in 1933, and that it was only the Germans who endorsed the Nazi policies. But that would be far from the truth. Hitler’s rise to power was celebrated in many parts of the world, even…

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  • The Table of Truth

    The Table of TruthSeptember 12, 202110 AM Pacific | 1 PM Eastern7 PM South Africa | 8 PM IsraelAbout This Event Learn about the extraordinary connection to one chess table between Faina Kukliansky, Lithuanian Jewish Community Chair, Shulamit Rabinovich, San Franciscan engineer, Dudu Fisher, Israeli world-renowned entertainer, Grant Gochin, South African Wealth Manager, and Silvia…

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  • Music History August 18

    On August 18.1969, Rolling Stones front man was shot. This was not by a criminal or by a deranged fan, but while shooting a film about an Irish outlaw in Australia ‘Ned Kelly’. A pistol loaded with blanks, which he was using at the time, backfired to drive the metal into his hand. Maybe that’s…

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  • Remembering Josef Strauss

    This is not the famous composer Joseph Strauss as a young man. This is actually another young man called Josef Strauss. Technically he never became a man because he was murdered in Auschwitz on August 17,1942. He was aged 17. Unlike his famous name bearer there is very little known about Josef, yet from the…

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  • Originally posted on History of Sorts: Anyone who reads my blogs knows I try to stay away from current politics as much as possible,But sometimes I have to spek out. I believe in everyone’s right in freedom of expression, but that will need to hand in hand with an equal amount of responsibility. When I…

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  • Originally posted on History of Sorts: One of the most iconic pictures of women during WWII is the picture of Lee Miller sitting in Adolf Hitler’s bathtub, in his Munich apartment in 1945. “I was living in Hitler’s private apartment in Munich when his death was announced.” she said afterwards. Lee Miller however wasn’t just…

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