History
General history issues, although a lot will be about WW2
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: According to the Joods Monument (Jewish Monument) website, 210 Dutch Jews were murdered on this day 80 years ago, in Auschwitz. I could write pieces on each single one of them, but I decided to stick with only one of the victims, because it symbolises the pure evil of…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: The beautiful beast and the hyena of Auschwitz were just some names used for Irma Grese. She was born to Berta Grese and Alfred Grese, both dairy workers, on 7 October 1923. Irma was the third of five children (three girls and two boys). In 1936, her mother died…
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Originally posted on Thrills, Spills, and just a dash of Romance: When I was last in Europe we decided to get the Eurostar, from London, through the Chunnel, to Paris Disneyland. ?Not exactly as fast as the Japanese bullet trains, but faster than anything we have in this country. You are hurtling along at up…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: I believe that one of the most evil crimes committed by the Nazi regime was the crime of false hope. In Westerbork the illusion was created that all wasn’t that bad. Everything was arranged to give prisoners the impression that they would be sent to working camps in Eastern…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: They say that music soothes the savage beast, But it can also bring joy and transport you back to a better time in your life. Benny Behr must have known this because he tried to keep up the spirits, by playing music. Benny was Jewish Jewish and was married…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: The definition of ‘one in a million’ is : a person or thing that is very unusual, special, or admired. Herman Wertheim was certainly that. However, sadly he was also one in six million. He was one of the six million Jews who were murdered during the Holocaust. Herman…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Starting in May 1942, wearing a yellow fabric star in the Netherlands, called the “Star of David,” was made compulsory by the Nazis. This measure made it easy to identify Jewish people and was designed to stigmatize and dehumanize them. This was not a new idea; since medieval times…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: To say that the Germans were the only ones responsible for the Holocaust would be a mistake. They had plenty of willing helpers in the occupied countries and outside the occupied territory. Regardless of what some governments say nowadays, that their nations had no part to play in the…
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