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Originally posted on History of Sorts: The term the Nazis used for how to handle the Jews was “Ausradieren” or ‘Erase’, this did not only mean to kill every Jew but also ensure that no other Jew would be born again. But the notion of erasing the Jewish people also meant to erase anything Jewish.…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: On October 3rd 1283, Dafydd ap Gruffydd, prince of Gwynedd in Wales, became the first person to be tried for what later would become high treason against a king, hewas also the first nobleman executed by being hanged, drawn and quartered. On Palm Sunday 1282 Dafydd ap Gruffydd attacked…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Ghandi once said”“A nation’s greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members.” This is such a true statement. The Nazis claimed to make a great nation out of Germany , but the same Nazis did not care for the weakest members, In fact they despised them, they…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Maria Mandl was one of the many Austrians who were delighted when Hitler annexed his native Austria into Germany. She saw opportunities and she took them. Born in Münzkirchen, Upper Austria on January 10,1912 to a shoemaker and his wife. On 15 October 1938 , shortly after the annexation…
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The Nazis told so many lies about the Jews in order to justify their deportations and murder to the wider population. One of the lies was that the Jews were an economical threat, they were all very wealthy and lazy. Yes there were some wealthy Jews but not more then in any other group of…
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Commonplace Fun Facts If you want to find a lot of tigers, most of us would imagine a journey to India or western Asia. Few would think to plan a trip to Texas. Even so, that may be a better use of your time. As unlikely as it may seem, there may be more tigers…
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I was doing research on Elisabeth Casseres a 13 year old girl who was murdered in Auschwitz on September 28,1942. But when I clicked on a link of her death notification it opened up a notification of the Dutch Ministry of Justice which was issued on July 20,1950. The notification was published in the “Nederlandsche…
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