• Originally posted on History of Sorts: I know it is easy to call people like Rudolf Höss and others who worked in Auschwitz monters, and to en extent I can understand that, I have done so in the past. However when you call them monsters you take the risk of given them an excuse for…

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  • Originally posted on History of Sorts: “Reached the age of 9 years” may seem like a very matter of fact and brutal title , but the brutal honesty is many of the 1.5 million children murdered during the Holocaust did not even reach that age. Reached the age of 9 years should never be said…

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  • Originally posted on History of Sorts: Wild swans at Castle Oaks’ Oil on canvas. Scenes from Ireland. By Louise Harrison. ? Sources https://www.facebook.com/ArtistLouiseHarrison/?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARBsHB0Om-VVO1Wy_WowAkJCoO7vmcZebM9cPwJqmEhze7Ju0XctDOeTrXK8in_H9dB8okjFXhKOqEEol_CPGKijdNnSUnupbwkXaAmVKv5spaNYhw8FbYmLVuZQq_bDfioPB08cb9-vNtb4-kaUvFWrxrGJXBvd3U6BV4010PVV6e3sE-_XICqFYHdxANVSa6I7XFG1-udGCyBHWxChsu4D7jMu0_9LQXqMHwLYPmoZH6yiUEh4UocIJwGPSBl3prqC30LcmmnqWQxcS-qBpCU5qj8INOn_hZ1a_zQtWeAlakXAAQwLO0CG7OJwNwCNPKwaO1SxiomMj3ccf-0 ? https://www.saatchiart.com/account/profile/1620991?fbclid=IwAR2szPS9uKSqG9PsyDZ-FBXFXfAduFY3coPTEIQjFMGa2G3_4cPXGfCGFik ? ? ?

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  • I am Annie

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  • Originally posted on History of Sorts: Freedom! Suddenly Dutch flags were hanging all over the place and people were singing and dancing arm-in-arm in the streets. But pent-up emotions were also unleashed: ‘Kraut whores’, girls and women who had consorted with the Germans during the war, were targeted. They were dragged from their homes, marched…

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  • Music suits the savage beast and when you have a very talented and skillful musician playing great music it can really lift your heart. This is my interview with Sandra Mae Lux about her album Happily ever now. I interviewed her in December 2020 at the height of the Covid pandemic, and we spoke about…

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  • Phil Bloom in Hoepla

    +++++Contains some nudity++++ This is a bit of a deviation of my usual blogs but Phil Bloom has a significant cultural meaning to the Netherlands .The name Phil Bloom will mean very little to people outside of the Netherlands. She is an artist and actress On July 28,1967 she caused quite some controversy and a…

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  • Winter Scenes!

    Winter Scenes!

    Originally posted on WordSmithWithABrush : Westfeldzug, Übergang über die Maas Winter Scenes! Cravings! ☕️+👩‍🎨 = 😇 #artheals #artistlife #sketchingdaily #pencilsketching #बेबाकWriter #iluvsketchinganddesigning #wordsmithwithabrush #BeStronger #deepartfromheart #inthejourneyoflife #penandbrush #penandpaper http://www.kavya-sharma.com #midnightart #1amart

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  • Not Just Numbers

    The approximate number of Jews murdered in the Holocaust by nation . Poland 3,000.000; Ukraine 900,000;Hungary 450,000; Russia 352,000;Romania 300;000;BaltIc countries 228,000;Germany/Austria 210,000;the Netherlands 105,000;France 92,000;Slovakia 75,000; Greece 54,000;Belgium 40,000;Yugoslavia 26,000;Bulgaria 14,000 ;Italy 8,000,Luxembourg 1,000;Norway 900. Total 5,907,900. These numbers are just estimates. I believe the number is actually higher, because not all suicides are…

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