History
General history issues, although a lot will be about WW2
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The news broke earlier today that Vangelis died on 17 May , aged 79, at a hospital in Paris due to heart failure. Born in the Greek coastal town of Agria in 1943, the largely self-taught musician formed his first band, The Forminx, in 1963 at the age of 20 and followed that with the
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: I have done several blogs on Westerbork before. The reasons why I highlight Westerbork so much are. It was the place where most Dutch Jewish and Jewish Refugees passed through before being sent to extermination camps It had initially set up as a refugee center for Jews prior to…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: I recently bought a subscription for an application called Now TV. I basically bought it because it has some great box sets on it like ‘Sopranos’ .Howver I also saw that ‘Band of Brothers’ was on it too. I forgot how good and powerful the show is. Last night…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: There are no pictures of Michel Polak and Mirjam Brilleman. There is only a picture of one the place they were murdered. Auschwitz and more then likely Auschwitz-Birkenau. There are no pictures of the 2 children because they were born on November 20,1941 in Amsterdam. The Nazis already had…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: This is a story which must have been repeated many times in Nazi Germany, German men married to Jewish women and the anxiety and fear they must have gone through, However there is also a uniqueness to the Machemer’s family situation. And in a bizarre way this is also…
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