Ghetto Fighters' House
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The death camp at Bełżec was located in southeastern Poland, within the Lublin District, near the remote village of Bełżec, on the Lublin–Lwów railway line. In early 1940, the Germans established several labour camps in and around Bełżec to house workers constructing the so-called “Otto Line,” a series of fortifications along the border with the…
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On December 17, I received an invitation and the privilege to attend a presentation organized by The Ghetto Fighters’ House Museum. The presentation was titled—Under Beslenei’s Sky: A Tale of Courage. This story is about good people doing what was right despite their differences. It was the rescue of the Leningrad Jewish children in Beslenei…
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Yesterday I had the privilege to interview Madene Shachar, Museum Educator at The Ghetto Fighters Museum. The Ghetto Fighters’ House – Itzhak Katzenelson Holocaust and Jewish Resistance Heritage Museum– known as the “House” – is not only the first Holocaust museum in the world but also the first of its kind to be founded by…
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Last Sunday I once again had the privilege to be invited and attended a presentation, organised by the Ghetto Fighters’ House museum, As before I was astounded how little I actually know about the Holocaust. This the the recording of that presentation and the explanation about the event. If the Wannsee Conference discussed plans to…
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Last Sunday I had the privilege to be invited to another presentation organised by The Ghetto Fighters’ House. The presentation was on Belzec concentration camp. A truly fascinating presentation, below is the information on the recorded session and the YouTube recording. “The Belzec Death Camp was the first of the three Operation Reinhard camps. As…
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