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The Linköping Bloodbath was a significant event in Swedish history that took place on March 20, 1600, during the early stages of the power struggle between Duke Charles (later King Charles IX) and the supporters of King Sigismund III of Poland. The execution of five noblemen in Linköping was not merely an act of retribution…
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More than 80 years later, researchers still regularly uncover more or less new findings about World War II, including the atrocities committed in concentration camps. A study by Robert Sommer reveals that between 1942 and 1945, the SS established ten brothels in various concentration camps, where a total of 200 women were “put to work.”…
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The photograph above was taken in January 2013, when Freda Wineman met former prime minister David Cameron at 10 Downing Street ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day in 2013. Unfortunately, Freda Wineman died on 3 January 2022 at age 98. This is just my observation, but so many survivors who lived a long life looked still…
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Repost from March 8 2024 By an unfinished life, I refer to the 1.5 million children whose lives were cruelly cut short by the horrors of the Holocaust For several years I have been trying to finish a song to remember all those children, but for some reason, I cannot finish it. Every time, I…
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Introduction Bełżec concentration camp was one of the deadliest Nazi extermination camps established during the Holocaust. Located in occupied Poland, Bełżec was part of Operation Reinhard—the Nazi plan to murder Polish Jews systematically. Though lesser-known compared to Auschwitz and Treblinka, Bełżec played a significant role in the genocide, resulting in the deaths of approximately 500,000…
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