October 2024
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Recently I made the mistake to referring to my local petrol station, “Circle K”, as ‘Triple K’, I suppose it could be considered a Freudian slip. I remember back in 1998 there was talk about a KKK chapter in Ennis, Ireland. Thankfully that appeared to be a false claim. However there is this notion that…
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The Ku Klux Klan has survived for more than 150 years. Its ideology of hatred and white supremacy continued to keep attracting new members through the Holocaust, the civil rights movement, and on past the election of America’s first black president. It seems unbelievable that hatred could live on for that long, that anyone in…
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The address of Bloemenmarkt 7, won’t mean anything to most of you. It probably doesn’t mean that much to some of the people in Geleen. It was the address of a butcher shop and apartment, in a square, in the suburbs Lindenheuvel in Geleen. the Netherlands. Today it is the home of a dog grooming…
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The Sobibor revolt, which took place on October 14, 1943, stands as one of the most remarkable acts of resistance against Nazi oppression during the Holocaust. This uprising occurred in Sobibor, one of the Nazi extermination camps located in German-occupied Poland, and was organized by a group of Jewish prisoners determined to escape their imminent…
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Dr. Douglas McGlashan Kelley was a U.S. Army psychiatrist who became renowned for his psychological evaluations of high-ranking Nazi officials during the Nuremberg Trials. His work not only contributed to the fields of psychiatry and forensic psychology but also provided a rare glimpse into the minds of those responsible for the atrocities of the Holocaust…
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Fascism, a political ideology that rose to prominence in Europe during the early 20th century, left deep imprints on the history of several countries, from Mussolini’s Italy to Hitler’s Germany and Franco’s Spain. In Ireland, however, fascism remained a relatively marginal movement, confined to small groups and figures that never gained mass political support. Yet,…
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Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, is a solemn occasion dedicated to atonement, reflection, and reconciliation with God. Observed by fasting, prayer, and introspection, it offers a spiritual reprieve where individuals seek forgiveness for sins and hope for a fresh start in the year to come. Yet, during the Holocaust, this sacred…
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Dear Mr. Otto Frank, I write this letter with the humility and deep respect that one father extends to another. However, though no words can ever truly capture the weight of what you have endured. As a father of three children myself, I can only begin to imagine the depth of love, worry, and hope…
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