World War 2
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I was going to do a piece on Nora Italiaander. She would have celebrated her 80th birthday today, but she was murdered on June 4,1943 in Sobibor. She was just aged 2. The picture above is of her death notification issued on the 11th of June 1947, 4 years after her death. But like Nora…
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Ankie Stork was a Dutch resistance fighter during the German occupation of the Netherlands. She saved thirty-five Jewish children from the Nazis by hiding them in several locations the town of Nijverdal during World War II. She acted as part of Utrechts Kindercomité,(Utrecht Children Committee) a Dutch resistance group based in Utrecht. Ankie was a…
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I have to be honest and admit that I am not entirely sure if the title is entirely correct, I am working on presumptions. However they are well founded presumptions. More then 75% of all Dutch Jews were murdered during the Holocaust it is therefore safe to presume that the at least 75% of these…
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It is very easy to judge in retrospect. It is true that the Dutch could have and should have done more for their Jewish neighbours. However when even speaking out about the Nazi regime could get you arrested and even killed, it is understandable that people were reluctant to act, To be honest I would…
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I wish I could explain why this 15-month-old girl was an enemy of the state, but I can’t. I wish I could explain why this 15-month-old girl was an enemy of the French state, but I can’t. I wish I could explain why this 15-month-old girl was an enemy of the French state controlled by…
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I am a child I am innocent I am a daughter I am a primary school pupil I am a young girl I am a human being I am human I am a child with a whole future ahead of herself I am a potential future painter, decorator, dentist, neurosurgeon, homemaker, artist, musician, dancer, actress,…
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This is a chat show presented by Dirk de Klein. On this episode Dirk’s guests are Grant Gochin and Silvia Foti. Grant and Silvia have been campaigning against the Lithuanian government in relation to the revised history of Lithuania’s part in the Holocaust. Some of Grant’s family were murdered in Lithuania during the Holocaust. One…
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There is nothing more beautiful and rewarding then the smile of a baby. Nothing comes even close to it. When you see a happy baby you cannot help but smile. When you see a happy baby you get a warm feeling and a sense of peace and serenity. The beauty of sound of a laughing…
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I took a break for a few days in writing about the Holocaust, basically it was getting a bit too much for me and I needed a break. However I do realize that if I stop writing about the Holocaust it means one less person to tell the stories and opportunity to keep that history…
History of Sorts 
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