History

General history issues, although a lot will be about WW2

  • I am not a Jehovah’s Witness, and although I don’t really agree with their doctrine, I respect them for their unshakable faith in what they believe in. The persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Nazi Germany is a dark chapter in history that often goes overlooked compared to other groups targeted by the regime. Despite being…

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  • The story of Emanuel Arnold Maurice Speijer reminds me a lot of that of Nikolai Vavilov, a scientist who sacrificed his life to save the seeds in the Leningrad seed bank. Emmanuel Speijer was more fortunate though. Speijer was an entomologist. Entomology is the study of insects and their relationship to humans, the environment, and…

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  • Until recently I had a Peugeot 407—very much like the one above. A few years ago it functioned as a microcosm of a united world. I was doing a course in web design, and several times I gave a few of my fellow students a lift to town, or near to where they lived after…

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  • Portfolio

    https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/interview-with-grant-gochin-and-silvia-foti/ https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/interview-with-bob-cremer/ https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/interview-andrew-laszlo/ https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/interview-with-michael-ruskin/ https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/interview-maria-walsh-mep/ https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/interview-with-michael-jacobs/ https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/interview-joosje-asser-re-vaselientje-in-dutch/ https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/interview-madene-shachar/ https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/panel-discussion-local-elections-limerick/ https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/interview-with-mep-ciaran-cuffe/ https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/interview-ferne-pearlstein-and-robert-edwards/ https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/interview-david-honeyford/ https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/interview-with-racheli-kreisberg-grand-daughter-of-simon-wiesenthal/ https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/interview-with-miriam-friedmann-morris-daughter-of-artist-and-holocaust-survivor-david-friedmann/ https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/interview-liz-elsby/ https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/interview-with-jeremy-strozer/ https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/interview-with-evert-bopp-coo-ceo-disaster-tech-lab/ https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/interview-lisa-liss/ https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/interview-ferne-pearlstein/ https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/interview-tal-hartuv-survivor-of-a-hamas-attack/ https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/interview-lynn-h-friedman/ https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/interview-with-sandra-mae-lux/ https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/being-a-refugee-the-case-of-ukraine-then-and-now-an-interview-with-dr-marta-harvryshko/ https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/interview-rosa-devries/ https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/interview-with-charlotte-tomic/ https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/bryan-mark-rigg-interview/ https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/my-interview-with-caroline-van-der-plas-leader-of-the-bbb/ https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/interview-jackie-young/ https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/interview-with-dar-van-horn/ https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/interview-eddy-and-phil-boas/ https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/interview-with-joosje-asser/ https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/interview-sigal-erez/ https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/interview-with-hans-knoop/ https://dirkdeklein.net/portfolio/interview-jim-peterik/

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  • Adolf Hitler

    Adolf Hitler’s legacy is one of infamy and horror, with his name forever associated with the atrocities of the Holocaust and the devastation of World War II. His rise to power and the events of his regime serve as a stark reminder of the dangers of totalitarianism, xenophobia, and unchecked authoritarianism. He was born on…

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  • Kishinev Pogrom

    The Kishinev Pogrom was a violent anti-Semitic riot that occurred in Kishinev (now Chișinău), the capital of Bessarabia, in the Russian Empire (present-day Moldova), on April 19-20, 1903. The pogrom resulted in the massacre and persecution of the city’s Jewish population. The violence began on Easter Sunday, April 19, 1903, when false rumors spread accusing…

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  • Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

    The Warsaw Ghetto was the largest ghetto established by the Nazis in Poland. Hundreds of thousands of Jews found themselves confined in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions. The uprising began on April 19, 1943, when the Nazis attempted to liquidate the ghetto by deporting its remaining inhabitants to concentration camps. Instead of passively submitting to their…

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  • “The Wild and the Young” is a song by American heavy metal band Quiet Riot, released in 1986 as the lead single from their fifth studio album QR III. The song was written by Spencer Proffer, Frankie Banali, Carlos Cavazo, Kevin DuBrow and Chuck Wright, and was produced by Proffer. The song’s music video was…

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