Poland
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This is the aspect of the Holocaust I struggle most with. How can anyone look at this child and perceive him to be a threat to the nation. How can they look at his face and decide that he needs to be killed immediately. Sjelomo Hamburger would have celebrated his 80th birthday today. But he
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At first glance when you look at the picture it doesn’t appear to be extraordinary. There is an officer clearly giving a speech. There are a few Christmas trees at the back so it appears to be some sort of Christmas do. The officer is Albert Konrad Gemmeker he was a German SS-Obersturmführer and camp
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Jawischowitz was a sub-camp located in the village of Jawiszowice (German: Jawischowitz). Prisoners held there were forced to work in two shafts of the Brzeszcze coal mine, situated in Jawiszowice and Brzeszcze. The camp began operating in mid-August 1942, when 150 French Jews arrived under an agreement between the SS Main Economic and Administrative Office
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During the Holocaust, many people imprisoned in Nazi concentration camps across Europe had to fight tooth and nail to stay alive. And for Harry Haft, the fight was literal. Harry Haft, a Polish Jew whose harrowing experiences during World War II reflect both the cruelty of the Holocaust and the indomitable human spirit. Haft’s survival
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The above photograph is a rail track I pass over nearly every day. Yesterday, when I passed it, I had to think of all those who went on train journeys and never returned. The trains that travel over this rail track are comfortable, They have soft seats you can sit on, and some even have
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There were three groups of people in the Holocaust: The criminals who tortured and murdered; The victims murdered; and those who survived and were scarred for life—mentally and physically. The helpers were the people who helped the Jews and others to escape and survive. These are just examples of each group. The Criminal Hildegard Lachert
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They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and while this may be true, it can never tell the entire story. That’s why I believe it is crucial to listen to or read the testimonies of survivors, liberators, and even perpetrators to understand the Holocaust from multiple perspectives. Let us begin with the words
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My last name is a bit of a mystery. A distant cousin started a family tree several years ago and at some stage he got stuck, because our family name seems to have appeared out of nowhere. He could trace it back to somewhere in the late 19th century. There are plenty of Klein’s but
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Every aspect in Auschwitz was designed for either extermination or dehumanization of the prisoners, mainly Jewish prisoners. For those young and fit enough to work there was a daily roll call, sometimes these could last for hours. Prisoner were forced to stand still, wearing very thin clothing regardless what weather condition ,even the slightest movement
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The mistake that is often made in describing the Nazis, who were responsible for millions of deaths, is that they are called ‘monsters’ The scary thing is they weren’t monsters, they were human beings,extremely evil ones but human beings nonetheless.By calling them monsters, you provide an excuse for the crimes they committed, for what else
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