Tag Archives: Holocaust

Teaser: Faces of Auschwitz || Documentary — Faces of Auschwitz

Posted on January 30, 2020 by

In 2018, the world-renowned digital artist Marina Amaral is given unprecedented access to the archives at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum, where almost 40,000 registration photographs of people who were imprisoned at Auschwitz are preserved. By colorizing the black-and-white photos taken when … Continue reading →

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A Family Torn Apart in the Wake of the Holocaust Reunites Through MyHeritage – January 27, 2020

Posted on January 27, 2020 by

I saw this earlier on MyHeritage – A Family Torn Apart in the Wake of the Holocaust Reunites Through MyHeritage – January 27, 2020: https://blog.myheritage.com/2020/01/a-family-torn-apart-in-the-wake-of-the-holocaust-reunites-through-myheritage/. A lot more to the article, but trying to stick with my limit of less … Continue reading →

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The story behind the German Jewish war hero honored on both sides of the Atlantic, decades apart – CNN January 27, 2020

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In recognition of International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2020. I saw this on CNN today – The story behind the German Jewish war hero honored on both sides of the Atlantic, decades apart: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/27/europe/richard-stern-photo-grm-scli-intl/index.html. A lot more in the link, but … Continue reading →

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Destroyed identities – the digital reconstruction of Auschwitz-Birkenau victims’ data December 27, 2019

Posted on January 14, 2020 by

I ran across this recently – Destroyed identities – the digital reconstruction of Auschwitz-Birkenau victims’ data December 27, 2019: auschwitz.org/en/museum/news/destroyed-identities-the-digital-reconstruction-of-auschwitz-birkenau-victims-data,1398.html. A long article, but this should give you an understanding of the task they are looking to achieve. More than … Continue reading →

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New Records Added in the First Half of December – MyHeritage December 26, 2019

Posted on December 28, 2019 by

I saw this recently on MyHeritage – New Records Added in the First Half of December – MyHeritage: https://blog.myheritage.com/2019/12/historical-record-collections-added-in-the-first-half-of-december/. MyHeritage has just added seven new collections encompassing 16.2 million records from all over the world: Netherlands, Notarial Records; Inwards Unassisted … Continue reading →

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The Soldier Who Voluntarily Became a Prisoner in Auschwitz – YouTube Video

Posted on November 19, 2019 by

I saw this on YouTube and thought he deserved being remembered. The Soldier Who Voluntarily Became a Prisoner in Auschwitz – YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3qHnfxQmKk&list=PL6_ErRL1Q_4Z3w2e6Z7ulmP7_jc20x6n0 (around 13:09 minutes long). Wikipedia links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witold_Pilecki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilecki%27s_Report Find-A-Grave memorials: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140947690/witold-pilecki https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140987866/witold-pilecki (cenotaph)  

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Forgiveness: Letting go of grudges and bitterness – Mayo Clinic Forgiveness Sundays October 13, 2019

Posted on October 13, 2019 by

I found this article last night on the Mayo Clinic, looks like it was published November 2017, and I thought it was a good Forgiveness Sundays article – Forgiveness: Letting go of grudges and bitterness: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/forgiveness/art-20047692. Who hasn’t been hurt … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness – An Odd Take – Forgiveness Sundays October 6, 2019

Posted on October 6, 2019 by

As I planned for today’s Forgiveness Sundays post, I had planned on going a different route. I couldn’t find my Draft for the post I wanted to make.  So I searched online for it as I thought there would be … Continue reading →

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Mark Felton Productions – Featured Vlogger of the Week – September 25, 2019

Posted on September 25, 2019 by

I chose Mark Felton Productions as the Featured Vlogger of the Week – September 25, 2019: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCKvREB11-fxyotS1ONgww/. He has 266 videos available, and 335K subscribers as of earlier today.  He had 88,250,086 views views as of a few hours ago. He joined … Continue reading →

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Auschwitz concentration camp and the dilemma of selfies — RENEGADE7X

Posted on September 11, 2019 by

Following my previous article called Quick trip to Salt Mine Wieliczka in Poland here is another of my Polish trip. After our salt mine tours me and my family headed to nearby town Oswiecim. 42 more words via Auschwitz concentration camp … Continue reading →

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