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The Historic Avalanche Minutes After Hitler's Death

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The Things That Happened Shortly After Hitler's Demise

The Historic Avalanche Minutes After Hitler's Death history, holocaust, war, suicide, History Lesson, World War II, nazis, communism, nazi germany, unknown history What they never bothered to tell you in history lessons at school.

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The Man Who Saved 669 Children

The Man Who Saved 669 Children touching, hero, ww2, world war, holocaust Sir Nicholas Winton organised the rescue and passage to Britain of about 669, Czechoslovakian children, mostly Jewish, destined for the Nazi death camps before World War II in an operation known as the Czech Kindertransport.

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Irena Sendler - The Woman Who Saved Over 2000 Lives

Irena Sendler - The Woman Who Saved Over 2000 Lives video, history, holocaust, baba recommends, World War II, true story, courage, ted ed, irena sendler Get to know the amazing story of Irena Sendler, a social worker who saved the lives of over 2000 Jewish children During World War II

Art

Menahem Pressler Playing Mozart's Piano Concerto 23

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92-Year-Old Pianist Plays a Beautiful Mozart Concerto

Menahem Pressler Playing Mozart's Piano Concerto 23 music, piano, orchestra, classical, baba recommends, WWII, Menahem Pressler, 92-year-old, survivor At the grand age of 92, Holocaust survivor and legendary pianist, Menahem Pressler, completely blows the audience away with Mozart's Piano Concerto 23

If You Love Art and History, You Should Visit These Museums

Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial - Jerusalem, Israel The core of Yad Vashem's creation was to commemorate non-Jews who worked to save Jewish people during the holocaust, at personal risk and often high financial costs.

Museums Are a Treasure Trove of Wonders! (14 Cool Pieces)

14 Fascinating Museum Treasures That Stole the Show

Each suitcase represents a family and a life lost during the Holocaust. All images: Acid Cow , Demilked Museums Are a Treasure Trove of Wonders!

The Hill of Crosses: Lithuania’s Sacred Pilgrim Site

There's No Sacred Site Quite Like the Hill of Crosses!

The country suffered a 33% population loss due to the Holocaust, executions, incarcerations and forced emigration. People traveled to the Hill of Crosses to erect crosses in memory of those taken to Siberia.

18 Moments of History that Shed Light On Different Times

A room in Auschwitz, Poland, filled to the brim with the shoes of holocaust victims - 1944. 3. The Manhatten Bridge in New York during construction - 1903. 4. Charlie Chaplin on a film set of a burning circus - 1926. 5.

Design & Photography

25 Gripping Photos Depicting Monumental Historical Events

25 Gripping Photos of Monumental Historical Events

The majority of people are familiar with the most dramatic events of the past few centuries and need no introduction to events like the two World Wars, the American Revolution, and the Holocaust.

12 Attractions and Destinations to Visit in Warsaw

12 Sites You Need To See If You Ever Visit Warsaw, Poland!

meters and eight sections dedicated to different periods and aspects of the life of Warsaw's Jewish community, you can discover how the Jews came here, what their daily life looked like, how the traditional Jewish way of life was preserved, as well as the painful fate of Warsaw Jewry following the Holocaust

Stories of Survivors and High Achievers That Will Leave You in Awe

These 6 People Will Inspire and Motivate You

Sometimes, life is bigger than anything you can imagine, and this was exactly the case for John Hajdu, who grew up during World War II, survived the Holocaust, only to escape again for his life from the Soviet Army.

Experience the Dramatic Moments of WWII in Moving Color

This was the Allies' first concrete knowledge of the Holocaust. The Island War Click to watch An aggressive war is being waged against the Japanese. America is now starting to use the new tactic of island-hopping, resulting in the slow crumbling of the Japanese air force and navy.

Secret Tourist Destination: The Beauty of Katowice, Poland

Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Anyone interested in understanding the horrors of WWII and the Holocaust should visit this museum, which commemorates these atrocities and is only an hour's drive from Katowice.

Art

The Top 10 Paintings in Artists Magazine's Over 60 Contest

10 Paintings by Artists Aged Over 60 Won This Art Contest

Arno, who died recently, was a Holocaust survivor. He and his brother were separated from their family in Germany as part of the Kindertransport rescue effort. His brother was apprehended and sent to Auschwitz. An elderly couple in Holland hid Arno in a small room in a row house for two years.” 8.

10 Rules for Life by Jean Vanier (1928-2019)

10 Lessons that Jean Vanier Wanted to Teach Us About Life

Born in 1928 in Geneva to a diplomat father who was also a war hero and high-ranking officer, French-Canadian Jean Vanier was on the fast lane to a naval commission with the Royal Canadian Navy, when he and his mother volunteered to help Holocaust survivors in Paris (where his fathered served as ambassador

15 Inspirational Quotes that Will Move You

These Are Truly Words to Live By...

Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank was one of the most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Born in the city of Frankfurt in Weimar Germany, she lived near Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. A German national, she lost her citizenship in 1941 and eventually found and executed by the Nazi SS.

12 Beautiful Places to Visit in Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Fall in Love With This Gorgeous Romanian City

Neolog Synagogue This synagogue is also known as the "Temple of the Moșnați" – referring to the Jews of Northern Transylvania, who were exiled and perished in the Holocaust. The place served the Neolog Jews who lived in the city and was built at the end of the 19th century.

10 Magical Towns and Villages in Hungary Worth Visiting

Real Hungarian Charm Reveals Itself in These Quaint Towns

You can find here, among other things, the Szőnyi István Museum - dedicated to the famous Hungarian painter who, together with his family, saved many Jews during the Holocaust and was recognized as a Righteous Among the Nations. image source: SamuT , ( Verőczi Zoltán , Csillinda , Aktron / Wikimedia

10 Incredible People You Never Heard Of!

Much credit him for saving the world from a nuclear holocaust at the most tense and explosive time in our history, by convincing the others not to launch. 3. Niels Bohlin. Niels may have not cured diseases or prevented a nuclear war. His contribution may seem small at first.

14 Charming Little Towns in Romania worth Knowing

14 Romanian Towns that’ll Make Your Vacation Unforgettable

To this day you can find the synagogue of the community, which was established in 1876 and converted to a museum commemorating the fallen of the Holocaust in 2005.

11 Museums to Visit in the City of Prague

11 Unique Museums to Visit in the City of Prague

In addition, the museum sheds light on the Holocaust, honoring its victims and survivors, while recounting the tragic history of the Jewish community under Nazi occupation. Established in 1906, this museum stands as a living testament to the persecution faced by the Jewish community.

10 Museums Famed For Their Unusual Architecture

This is no coincidence and not the result of bad planning - all of these missing pieces are meant to express the loss caused by the Holocaust.

These Moms Are Nothing Short of History's Heroes

The Great Mothers of History: 12 Famous Mothers!

Irena Sendler (1910-2008) Irena Sender helped to smuggle more than 2,500 Jewish children out of the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust while working for the Warsaw Social Welfare Department. She gave the children false identification documents and temporary non-Jewish identities for them.