Holocaust

  • 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 C&A during the Nazi regime is a microcosm of the broader interaction between businesses and totalitarian states. Founded in 1841 by Clemens and August Brenninkmeijer in the Netherlands, C&A grew to become a major player in the European clothing retail industry by the early 20th century. The rise of the Nazi regime…

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  • On May 7, 1945, Life Magazine published a harrowing series of photographs revealing the atrocities uncovered by American troops as they advanced through Germany in the final days of World War II. Among them was the photograph below, depicting the charred remains of concentration camp prisoners who were burned alive inside a barn near the…

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  • Sonja Barend (Amsterdam, February 29, 1940 –April 11, 2026), was a Dutch television presenter, who is also often referred to in the Netherlands as the “queen of the talk show.” She appeared on television for more than forty years. At the end of 2006, she stopped making television programs. The Sonja Barend Award is named…

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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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  • (Originally posted in April 2024) Some people think I am Jewish, others think I am an atheist. In fact, I am neither, I am a New Apostolic Christian. But before I go into the main story, firstly a brief history and explanation of the church because it is not a well-known Christian faith. The church…

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  • 915 Euthanasias a month.

    I do mention  Euthanasias in the title but in reality they were murders. Euthanasia. Sonnenstein Euthanasia Clinic was in of the euthanasia centres of the T4 program. It operated between June 1940 and September 1941. Most of the victims  were suffering from psychological disorders and intellectual disability, but their number also included inmates from the…

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  • There were several horrific events on March 27 1944 1,000 Jews were deported from Drancy, France, to Auschwitz. 2,000 Jews are murdered in Kovno Lithuania 40 Jewish policemen in Riga, Latvia, ghetto are shot by the Gestapo Children’s Aktion-Nazis take all the Jewish children of Kovno,Lithuania.,and deport them One Father carves the date of the…

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  • Pure innocence

    I have literally seen thousands of graphic Holocaust pictures. At the start they really had an effect on me, physically they made me sick. However such is the human psyche that after a while you get desensitized by them. They still upset you but not to the same extend as they did before. But looking…

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  • Buchenwald Liberated

    Buchenwald was one of the largest concentration camps established by the Nazis, located near Weimar, Germany. It was operational from 1937 until its liberation on April 11, 1945, by American forces. When the American soldiers arrived at Buchenwald, they were shocked by the appalling conditions they encountered. The camp was overcrowded, with thousands of emaciated…

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