Holocaust
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In the 1920’s it would not be uncommon ,in the Catholic south of the Netherlands, that 1 or 2 children in a family would join a monastery or convent. But 6 from the 8 children was rare. What makes it even more rare with the Löb siblings that their parents had been Jewish. but they…
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I can’t deny the facts that the Dutch could have done more during World War II, especially concerning helping their fellow Jewish citizens. On the other hand, it is easy for me to judge because I was never in a situation where I had to choose between aiding a neighbour with a good chance of…
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I am Fanny Cogan. I was born on Saturday November 27,1937. Born in the city by the Seine, Paris, the city of love. And I was loved by those who knew me and saw me. I was born on the same day as the revue Pins and Needles premiered at the Labor Stage Theatre on…
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It would be so easy for ordinary citizens to turn a blind eye to the Holocaust, and indeed many did. I do not judge these people, because faced with a similar situation I don’t know how I would react. Anyone critical of the Nazi regime could face a prison sentence or worse, death. And it…
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On August 4,1944 a tip from a Dutch informer led the Gestapo to the now so well known secret annex in Amsterdam. Anne Frank, her family and all the other occupants would be arrested. Via her diary Anne Frank became one of the symbols of the Holocaust. I often read people describing her diary and her…
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Dear Iwan Rebałka, this is your data which is used to make up your statistics. Born -February 6, 1925 in Kreis Krasnopilla, Russland—an area which is now the part of Ukraine. Religion – Greek Orthodox Job at time of arrest-Milkman Deported to Auschwitz – August 20, 1942 Assigned number – 60308 marked as political prisoner.…
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The Olympic Games are the biggest sporting events in the world. But more then a sporting event is is also a political event filled with propaganda. This was never more clear then in 1936 during the Berlin Olympic Games. On July 26,1935,German sports commissioner Hans von Tschammer und Osten advised that no Jews would represent…
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My smile will last forever. Your hate will disappear. My smile only brings joy. Your hate brings nothing but fear. My smile warms people’s hearts. Your hate brings nothing. My smile is pure Your hate is filth. My smile is that of an Angel. Your hate is pure evil. Your hate killed me ,Eva Bruszt,…
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I miss you, even though I don’t know you and we’ve never met. I miss you because you could have been the composer who composed my favourite piece of music. I miss you because you could have been the poet who wrote my favourite poem. I miss you because you could have been the painter…
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The following story may not seem like much for anyone who is not a musician, but a musician will understand the significance of it and can identify with the sense of loss and sacrifice. A musician’s instrument is more then a tool it becomes part of him or her, nearly a member of the family.…
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