Resistance
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Abba Kovner was a somewhat controversial figure and by today’s standards he could be considered a terrorist, but as the saying goes “One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter” But considering what he witnessed one can not blame him for some of his actions after the war. Abba Kovner was born on March 14,
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Nicolette Bruining was a truly remarkable woman and her legacy still lives on to this day, although in ways not necessarily how she had envisaged. Nicolette Adriana Bruining (27 August 1886 – 12 April 1963) was a Dutch theologian and founding president of the Liberal Protestant Radio Broadcasting Corporation (Dutch: Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep)
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Nowadays people look at the likes of Beyoncé,Lady GaGa,Rihanna,etc and think Girl power. Now,Nancy Wake that was Girl power , the real deal and thank god she was on our side. “I don’t see why we women should just wave our men a proud goodbye and then knit them balaclavas.” Nancy Grace Augusta Wake AC,
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Would you risk your own life and your family’s to save another human being? That is the question anyone aiding Jews would have asked themselves each day. Would you risk your own life and your family’s to save another human being? I am not sure if I would. Zegota is a story of thousands of
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Segundo Jorge Adelberto Ecury, better known as Boy, was born in Oranjestad, Aruba, on 23 April 1922. He was an Aruban-Dutch resistance fighter in the Netherlands during the Second World War. He was born in Oranjestad, Aruba, an island of the Dutch Antilles. His given name was Segundo Jorge Adelberto Ecury. But he went by
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