Holocaust Memorial Day (UK)

Eichhörnchen · 01-27-16, 12:51 AM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holoca...l_Day_%28UK%29

Onkel Neal · 01-27-16, 06:03 PM

In memory of the countless lives lost and struggle of the survivors.

vienna · 01-27-16, 06:37 PM

A bit of a rememberance for those who sought to save the victims:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/28/wo...aust.html?_r=0

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Jimbuna · 01-27-16, 08:39 PM

One of my heroes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Winton

Catfish · 01-28-16, 04:02 AM

Yes, this date has also been remembered yesterday, in Germany. Some surprisingly good speeches held, too.

Regarding Anne Frank, this is also an eye opener:
http://www.spiegel.de/einestages/ann...a-1073225.html

Seems she had asked for a Visum, but a lot of countries closed their borders, or had fixed very low quota, for immigrants. There was also antisemitism..

Commander Wallace · 01-28-16, 09:09 AM

It's painfully difficult to think of the horrors faced on a daily basis by those interned in concentration camps during WW2.

It's also gratifying to know there were people like Master Sgt. Roddie Edwards, Sir Nicholas George Winton, Oscar Schindler and I'm sure many others who did what they could to save lives. I saw a documentary where a young girl of 4-5 named Sara Reichman was saved by a good German family during the war. They lied and told neighbors she was a relative displaced by the war. When the war ended, relatives of the young girl located her but the German family regarded her as part of their family and didn't want to give her up but of course reluctantly let her go.

In the Documentary, Sara goes back to Niemodlin, Poland to visit with the Polish family that saved her from the Nazis.

http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/specials/poland.php

There is also the story of Cantor Moshe Taube and his father Maximillian who were one of the lucky few to be included on " Schindler's list " and survived. Sadly, Moshe Taube's mother and young sister were killed in a concentration camp.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshe_Taube

01-27-16, 12:51 AM	#1
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vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,711 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	A bit of a rememberance for those who sought to save the victims: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/28/wo...aust.html?_r=0 <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,452 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	One of my heroes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Winton __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,765 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Yes, this date has also been remembered yesterday, in Germany. Some surprisingly good speeches held, too. Regarding Anne Frank, this is also an eye opener: http://www.spiegel.de/einestages/ann...a-1073225.html Seems she had asked for a Visum, but a lot of countries closed their borders, or had fixed very low quota, for immigrants. There was also antisemitism.. __________________ >^..^<)))>{ All generalizations are wrong. Last edited by Catfish; 01-28-16 at 04:21 AM.*

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Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,294 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	It's painfully difficult to think of the horrors faced on a daily basis by those interned in concentration camps during WW2. It's also gratifying to know there were people like Master Sgt. Roddie Edwards, Sir Nicholas George Winton, Oscar Schindler and I'm sure many others who did what they could to save lives. I saw a documentary where a young girl of 4-5 named Sara Reichman was saved by a good German family during the war. They lied and told neighbors she was a relative displaced by the war. When the war ended, relatives of the young girl located her but the German family regarded her as part of their family and didn't want to give her up but of course reluctantly let her go. In the Documentary, Sara goes back to Niemodlin, Poland to visit with the Polish family that saved her from the Nazis. http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/specials/poland.php There is also the story of Cantor Moshe Taube and his father Maximillian who were one of the lucky few to be included on " Schindler's list " and survived. Sadly, Moshe Taube's mother and young sister were killed in a concentration camp. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshe_Taube Last edited by Commander Wallace; 01-28-16 at 09:14 AM.

01-27-16, 06:03 PM	#2
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