July 2023
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On this day in 1919, Primo Levi was born. He was an Italian-Jewish chemist, partisan, writer, and Holocaust survivor. He has written many books and essays. He died on 11 April 1987 from injuries sustained in a fall from a third-story apartment landing. His death was initially ruled a suicide, but after some careful consideration,
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It’s just a class of ordinary schoolchildren doing arts and crafts that doesn’t pose a threat to anyone. At first glance, it appears to be a regular photograph of school children, but if you look closely, you will see each one is wearing a star. The photograph from March 1943 was of the request of
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Below is the testimony of Rudolf Höss, taken on Monday, 15 April 1946, during the Nuremberg Trials. Morning Session DR. KAUFFMANN: With the agreement of the Tribunal, I now call the witness Hoess. [The witness Hoess took the stand.] THE PRESIDENT: Stand up. Will you state your name? RUDOLF…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Eva and Bram, born in 1932 and 1934, were the children of Hartog Beem and Retje Kannewasser in Leeuwarden. At the end of 1942 and at least until May 1943, Eva and Bram were still in hiding in the Veluwe, at ‘De Zwarte Boer’ near Elspeet. The children were…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: On June 12,1942 64 people are transported from Camp Amersfoort on the Netherlands, to Mauthausen in Austria. Of those 64 people, 12 were murdered on July 6,1942. Nathan de Klijn. born in Amsterdam, 29 August 1905.Mirdered in Mauthausen, 6 July 1942 Reached the age of 36 years. His surname…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Sometimes I come across pictures which are so vivid that they seem like they are not pictures, but real. And then knowing what the fate is of those in the picture, I feel like just giving them a hug and tell them everything will be fine. But I know…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: On 9 July 1942, nine members of the resistance group De Oranjewacht, ‘the Orange guard'(Orange is the national colour of the Netherlands and the name of the Royal family) were shot in the Fort near Rijnauwen,Utrecht, the Netherlands . Two trials were conducted against the resistance group and nine…
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