January 2022
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A good Church has an organ, it is not just a musical instrument but sometimes also a statement of grandeur. During WWII one of these organs also became a hiding place for 3 Jewish families, well more the attic above the organ. During the Second World War, the Breeplein Church in Rotterdam harboured a secret:
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Before I start writing about Camp Vught in the Netherlands, there is something I have to get off my chest. Two days ago I was watching the Irish news, they were talking about the Stutthof camp, in connection with the recent detention of 96-year-old Irmgard Furchner, who worked as…
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Before I go into the story of Koenraad , I want to mention someone else. The 2 people are connected by the date January 29,1942. Clazina van Leeuwen-Menassen died on this date, she was a Jewish lady but she was spared the horrors of the camps, she died at the ripe old age of 100.
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On 27 January 1945, Auschwitz was liberated by the 322nd Rifle Division of the Red Army during the Vistula–Oder Offensive. Even though the majority of the prisoners had been forced onto a death march, about 7,000 had been left behind. The Soviet soldiers were shocked by what they saw. The date is recognized as International
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: The Nazis at Auschwitz were determined with documenting prisoners. They also kept records of their experiments and war crimes. That is how arrogant they were, they did think that they would be held accountable and that all these records would be used against them. The Politische Abteilung Erkennungsdienst -“Political…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: It is easy to blame the Germans for the Holocaust and of course for the most part they are to blame for it. However there were many in the occupied countries who were very happy to lend a helping hand. There were even more who did something worse then…
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On my way to college this morning I had a bit of an anxiety attack.I was blinded by the sun light and nearly walked into a wallAt first I thought this was because I only have one eye, and that this would the reality I had to face going forward.Last week when I walked the
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The Ghetto Fighters’ House – Itzhak Katzenelson Holocaust and Jewish Resistance Heritage Museum– known as the “House” – is not only the first Holocaust museum in the world but also the first of its kind to be founded by Holocaust survivors. Since its establishment in 1949, the museum tells the story of the Holocaust during
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Although WWII was without a doubt the darkest era in world history, it wasn’t always death and destruction. There were a few lighter moments during the war, below are some pictures of those times and events. Woman looks after a baby elephant in her back yard during WWII There…
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