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Kate Adie presents stories from Syria, the US-Mexico border, Poland and Germany.As Syria tries to rebuild after the fall of Assad, a wave of sectarian violence is fuelling suspicion between communities, and long-held grievances are proving a thorny issue for the country's new leadership. Lucy Williamson travelled to Syria's coastal region, where minority Alawite communities recently came under attack.In Texas, many Hispanic voters came out in support for Donald Trump in last year's election. Now he is back in the White House, his hard-line approach to immigration is leading some voters to have second thoughts, says Nomia Iqbal. who travelled to the Rio Grande river along the US-Mexico border.Sitting on the border of Ukraine and Russia, Poland has pledged to up its military spending this year, and is also rolling out military training for civilians. Will Vernon visited a military training camp - but found not everyone is keen to enrol.And in Germany, Amie Liebowitz has been to a reunion of pensioners born at the Bergen-Belsen camp, around the time allied forces liberated Nazi concentration camps. While there, she also traced her own family's history, and story of survival.

As the country marks VE Day later this week, we hear from one of the few living voices who can still speak to the harsh reality of World War II. Mervyn Kersh is 100 years old and one of the last surviving British soldiers to have taken part in the D-Day landings in Normandy in 1944.A Jewish man from London, Mervyn felt a deep personal duty to join the fight against the Nazis — not just for his country, but for his people. He shares his extraordinary memories of the war, describes meeting Bergen-Belsen inmates and the moment victory in Europe was declared.In this special episode of The Daily T, Camilla speaks to Mervyn in his North London home about witnessing history, anti-semitism then and now, and the importance of sharing his stories, 80 years on.Producer: Georgia Coan and Lilian FawcettPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsSocial Media Producer: Rachel DuffyCamera Operator: Andy WatsonVideo Editor: Andy MackenizeOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In den letzten Kriegsmonaten des Zweiten Weltkriegs befreien die Alliierten etliche Konzentrationslager der Nazis. Medien wie die BBC veröffentlichen daraufhin Zeugen-Berichte ehemaliger Lager-Insassen. So sollen auch die Deutschen von den Gräueltaten der Nazis erfahren, die bis zum Schluss nichts gewusst haben wollen. Mit den Berichten vom brutalen Lageralltag geht auch die Forderung einher, die Täter möglichst schnell vor Gericht zu stellen – so wie hier am 15. April 1945 bei der Überlebenden Charlotte Grunow. Sie berichtet über Auschwitz und Bergen-Belsen.

L'histoire bouleversante d'Yvonne Salamon née dans le camp de concentration de Bergen-Belsen. Pendant les six mois qu'elle passe dans le camp, la petite Yvonne, ne pleure jamais… Elle est restée cachée en silence, contre le sein de sa mère. Les SS ne savent pas qu'elle est née.Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

L'histoire bouleversante d'Yvonne Salamon née dans le camp de concentration de Bergen-Belsen. Pendant les six mois qu'elle passe dans le camp, la petite Yvonne, ne pleure jamais… Elle est restée cachée en silence, contre le sein de sa mère. Les SS ne savent pas qu'elle est née.Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

L'histoire bouleversante d'Yvonne Salamon née dans le camp de concentration de Bergen-Belsen. Pendant les six mois qu'elle passe dans le camp, la petite Yvonne, ne pleure jamais… Elle est restée cachée en silence, contre le sein de sa mère. Les SS ne savent pas qu'elle est née.Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Israel blockiert Einlieferung von Nahrung und Medikamenten in den Gazastreifen, Bundeswehr soll erstmals "Kamikaze-Drohnen" erhalten, CSU-Chef Söder warnt vor einer Aufweichung der Brandmauer zur AfD, Mindestens 28 Tote nach schwerer Explosion in iranischer Hafenstadt, Ein Autofahrer rast im kanadischen Vancouver in ein Straßenfest der philippinischen Gemeinschaft, Spanien leidet auch sechs Monate nach Jahrhunderflut in Valencia unter den Folgen, Nach Beisetzung von Papst Franziskus ist dessen Grab erstmals für die Öffentlichkeit zugänglich, Gedenken in Bergen-Belsen 80 Jahre nach KZ-Befreiung, Frauen des FC Bayern München zum siebten Mal Deutscher Fußball-Meister, 31. Spieltag der Fußball-Bundesliga, Das Wetter Hinweis: Der Beitrag zum Thema Bundesliga darf aus rechtlichen Gründen nicht auf tagesschau.de gezeigt werden. Korrektur: Die Sendung wurde nachträglich bearbeitet

Israel blockiert Einlieferung von Nahrung und Medikamenten in den Gazastreifen, Bundeswehr soll erstmals "Kamikaze-Drohnen" erhalten, CSU-Chef Söder warnt vor einer Aufweichung der Brandmauer zur AfD, Mindestens 28 Tote nach schwerer Explosion in iranischer Hafenstadt, Ein Autofahrer rast im kanadischen Vancouver in ein Straßenfest der philippinischen Gemeinschaft, Spanien leidet auch sechs Monate nach Jahrhunderflut in Valencia unter den Folgen, Nach Beisetzung von Papst Franziskus ist dessen Grab erstmals für die Öffentlichkeit zugänglich, Gedenken in Bergen-Belsen 80 Jahre nach KZ-Befreiung, Frauen des FC Bayern München zum siebten Mal Deutscher Fußball-Meister, 31. Spieltag der Fußball-Bundesliga, Das Wetter Hinweis: Der Beitrag zum Thema Bundesliga darf aus rechtlichen Gründen nicht auf tagesschau.de gezeigt werden. Korrektur: Die Sendung wurde nachträglich bearbeitet

ESSENTIEL, le rendez-vous culturel de RCJ spécial Yom Hashoah présenté par Sandrine Sebbane. Elle reçoit Nathalie Zajde et Florence Schulmann pour le livre « L'oiseau de Bergen-Belsen » aux éditions Grasset À propos du livre : « L'oiseau de Bergen-Belsen » paru aux éditions Grasset Florence Schulmann est une miraculée : son premier cri résonne à Bergen-Belsen au coeur de la désolation, trois semaines avant l'arrivée des forces britanniques. N'ayant pu avorter, sa mère est parvenue à cacher sa grossesse et à obtenir l'aide d'une kapo peu de temps avant de  perdre les eaux. Florence est donc une rescapée, mais une rescapée sans souvenirs. Et une enfant hantée  : tous les soirs, blottie dans son lit, elle entend ses parents murmurer et pleurer de l'autre côté de la cloison. De leur traumatisme, elle ignore tout - la liquidation du ghetto de Brzeziny, la perte d'un premier fils dans d'effroyables circonstances, leur séparation dans deux camps distincts, leurs retrouvailles inespérées, l'impossibilité de rentrer en Pologne. C'est à l'adolescence que Florence se dessille, à l'occasion d'un premier voyage en Israël où les gens se bousculent pour la rencontrer. Ce jour-là elle comprend qu'elle n'est pas une jeune fille comme les autres. A 80 ans, elle accepte enfin de se raconter  : après être retournée à Bergen-Belsen, après avoir participé à des groupes de paroles, ressorti photos et archives. Née entre  nuit et brouillard, Florence remonte ici le fil de son histoire, car elle sait que les mots sauvent, que la transmission est une boussole, un devoir, pour ses petits-enfants et les générations suivantes. Un livre remarquable, un témoignage rare.

The Film by Martin Jameson April 1945. A Ministry of Information army film crew enters Bergen-Belsen to record the unimaginable horrors of the Holocaust that many were already refusing to believe. But faced with all this footage, the head of the unit - Sidney Bernstein, is overwhelmed. He needs to get a film out there as soon as possible, but how to do justice to such suffering? So he summons his friend Alfred Hitchcock from Hollywood. And Bernstein - who later establishes Granada Television - determines that together they can create an irrefutable cinematic testimony. Sidney Bernstein - Henry Goodman, Alfred Hitchcock - Jeremy Swift, Richard Crossman - Geoffrey Streatfeild, Mrs Haig - Fenella Woolgar, Secretary - Hamilton Berstock. Production Co-ordinator - Vicky Moseley, Sound Design - Sharon Hughes, Technical Producer - Peter Ringrose, Studio Manager - Alison Craig and Producer/ Director - Gary Brown.A BBC Studios Audio Production for Radio 4.With grateful thanks to documentary film maker Jane Wells, daughter of Sidney Bernstein, who generously helped with the research for this drama.

Why was there a women's orchestra in Auschwitz, and what can that help us understand human resilience? In this deeply moving episode of the show, I speak with Anne Sebba — renowned biographer, historian, and journalist — about one of the Holocaust's most extraordinary and little-known stories: the Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz. Anne's latest book tells the story of how a group of female prisoners were forced to form an orchestra in one of the most brutal Nazi concentration camps. They played not for celebration or escape, but as part of the machinery of terror — and yet, through music, they found a way to survive. As Anne shares, her journey into this story began with a startling personal discovery: her father was present at Bergen-Belsen shortly after its liberation. That visceral connection led her to uncover the story of Alma Rosé, the orchestra's conductor and the niece of Gustav Mahler, who used discipline and musical brilliance to save lives. We talk about the complexities of human behaviour, the ethical dilemmas of survival, and the way music — even when twisted into a tool of torture — remained a powerful expression of the human spirit. We also explore how Anne approached telling this story as someone who is neither a survivor nor the child of survivors. She explains the challenges of working with conflicting testimonies, the emotional toll of researching this subject, and why she took piano lessons while writing the book. Above all, this episode is about the resilience of the women who played in the orchestra, and the importance of telling stories that allow us to see history not just in abstract terms, but through individual lives. 

Warning: This episode contains detailed discussion of the Holocaust and genocide, which some listeners may find upsetting.80 years ago, British troops liberated the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. The horrors they witnessed would haunt them for the rest of their lives.Bestselling author and journalist Thomas Harding joins us to revisit this harrowing day, describing the camp's unimaginable conditions and the fates of the people held there. He also provides some necessary reflection on the complexities of the British response.Produced by James Hickmann and edited by Dougal Patmore.You can hear more about the history of Auschwitz and the concentration camp system here - https://shows.acast.com/dansnowshistoryhit/episodes/a-history-of-auschwitz.Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.We'd love to hear your feedback - you can take part in our podcast survey here: https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on.You can also email the podcast directly at ds.hh@historyhit.com.

President Trump has escalated his fight with Harvard The university rejected his demand to overhaul its practicesOutrage after an ancient oak tree in north London is chopped down Is Cate Blanchett really retiring ? and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen

Eighty years ago, on April 15, 1945, the notorious Nazi death camp Bergen-Belsen, in Germany, was liberated by Allied troops. To their horror, British artillery crews discovered about 60,000 starving and deathly ill survivors, as well as 10,000 corpses lying, unburied, on the ground. It was a sight and smell that the late Jack Marcovitch never forgot. The Ottawa veteran had only turned 22 when he arrived there as an army private in the closing weeks of the Second World War. His family believes he played a role in one the war's most iconic scenes: the arrest of Bergen-Belsen's commandant, Josef Kramer, notoriously dubbed "The Beast of Belsen". Marcovitch rarely spoke about his experiences at Bergen-Belsen, where Anne Frank had died of typhus just a few months earlier. Now, on the milestone anniversary of the camp's liberation, Marcovitch's daughters—Linda Eisenberg and Gloria Borts—join The CJN Daily to share what their father brought home with him and how the trauma marked him for life. Related links Watch Jack Marcovitch at Bergen Belsen on an old CBC interview. Learn about some of the Canadians who survived Bergen-Belsen including the late Cantor Moshe Kraus of Ottawa, Learn about some of the Canadian soldiers who helped the survivors of Bergen-Belsen, on the Veterans Affairs Canada website, as well as about Bernie Delson, and Sol Goldberg. Credits Host and writer: Ellin Bessner (@ebessner) Production team: Zachary Kauffman (producer), Andrea Varsany (producer),Michael Fraiman (executive producer), Marc Weisblott (editorial director) Music: Dov Beck-Levine Support our show Subscribe to The CJN newsletter Donate to The CJN (+ get a charitable tax receipt) Subscribe to The CJN Daily (Not sure how? Click here)

Irma Grese “The Hyena of Auschwitz” entered Adolph Hitler's concentration camps at the age of 18 as one of the most feared females in Nazi Germany. Before she was 20 years old, Grese became legendary for her insatiable cruelty and salacious liaisons, an alleged predator and sadist. Even Nazi supervisors were forced to curtail her brutal behavior. Irma Grese hailed from a small farming village. Her life's goal was to become a nurse. Instead, she was a female guard in the most notorious concentration camps of the Third Reich. As WWII raged, so did Irma Grese's behavior. When arrested and imprisoned she continued to be defiant to the last seconds of her life at age 22. No media has captured the complete TRUE STORY of Irma Grese. Too many documents contain regurgitated, unreferenced information. Numerous myths and fallacies exist about the fascinating and terrifying Irma Grese—Until now. IRMA GRESE: Becoming "The Hyena of Auschwitz"—Judith A. Yates Follow and comment on Facebook-TRUE MURDER: The Most Shocking Killers in True Crime History https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064697978510Check out TRUE MURDER PODCAST @ truemurderpodcast.com

TRIBUTO: HISTORIAS QUE CONSTRUYEN MEMORIA DE LA SHOÁ, CON CECILIA LEVIT – Zvi Mijaeli nació en Salónica en 1917, una ciudad llamada la Jerusalén de los Balcanes por su riqueza cultural judía. En abril de 1941 los nazis ocuparon Grecia e inmediatamente comenzaron las persecuciones, se expropiaron sus bienes y se emitieron leyes antijudías. Zvi junto a su familia fue deportado al campo de Auschwitz Birkenau y sus padres y hermanos fueron directamente a las cámaras de gas. Zvi será enviado a diferentes campos para el trabajo forzado y esclavo, resistirá a las marchas de la muerte y será liberado en Bergen Belsen en abril de 1944. En 1949 se estableció en Israel y formó una familia. En 2014 encendió la sexta vela del recuerdo en el día del Holocausto en Jerusalén.

Le kdo ne pozna dnevnika Ane Frank, tega pretresljivega zapisa, pretresljivega pričevanja o grozotah druge svetovne vojne. O holokavstu, pogromu nad Judi, uničenem otroštvu med drugo svetovno vojno. Le malokdo pa ve, da je v taborišču Bergen – Belsen, kjer je na pragu svobode Ana umrla, stkala prijateljstvo s Slovenko. Anica Kovačič, rojena Mislej, je v taborišče prišla januarja 1945. Ob žičnati ograji je spoznala mlado Judinjo in se z njo družila vsak dan. Do njene bridke smrti. Za njuno vez ni vedel skoraj nihče. Po zaslugi dveh puljskih zgodovinarjev se zdaj, z Aničino zgodbo, dopolnjuje poglavje zgodovine. Tudi literarne.

Virginie Girod raconte le parcours d'Anne Frank, 80 ans après sa disparition dans les camps de la mort nazis. Dans le deuxième épisode de ce double récit d'Au cœur de l'Histoire, alors que la guerre se poursuit, Anne Frank (1929-1945) et sa famille vivent cachés dans l'Annexe. Chaque jour, Anne noircit les pages de son journal qu'elle surnomme Kitty. Mais en août 1944, les clandestins sont dénoncés et arrêtés. Déportés à Auschwitz, puis à Bergen-Belsen, Anne Frank meurt au début de l'année 1945. Seul Otto, son père, reviendra des camps de la mort. Il publiera les écrits de sa fille, "Le journal d'Anne Frank", immense succès littéraire.

TRIBUTO: HISTORIAS QUE CONSTRUYEN MEMORIA DE LA SHOÁ, CON CECILIA LEVIT – Denise Holstein nació en Rouen, Francia en 1927. Sus padres, Bernard y Juliette, pertenecían a la burguesía judía francesa. La Alemania nazi invade Francia en mayo de 1940 y comienzan las redadas, la violencia y las deportaciones. La familia de Denise fue deportada al campo de Drancy. Sus padres fueron asesinados en Auschwitz y Denise será rescatada por la UGIF, una organización de ayuda a los niños judíos. A los 17 años se convierte en monitora de un hogar infantil y más tarde junto a sus 34 niños fue deportada a Auschwitz Birkenau. Denise es liberada en abril de 1945 en Bergen Belsen. Rehace su vida y dedicó los últimos 40 años de su vida a dar testimonio. Falleció en noviembre de 2023 a los 96 años.

Full Text of ReadingsFriday after Ash Wednesday Lectionary: 221The Saint of the day is Saints Perpetua and FelicitySaints Perpetua and Felicity's Story “When my father in his affection for me was trying to turn me from my purpose by arguments and thus weaken my faith, I said to him, ‘Do you see this vessel—water pot or whatever it may be? Can it be called by any other name than what it is?' ‘No,' he replied. ‘So also I cannot call myself by any other name than what I am—a Christian.'” So writes Perpetua: young, beautiful, well-educated, a noblewoman of Carthage in North Africa, mother of an infant son and chronicler of the persecution of the Christians by Emperor Septimius Severus. Perpetua's mother was a Christian and her father a pagan. He continually pleaded with her to deny her faith. She refused and was imprisoned at 22. In her diary, Perpetua describes her period of captivity: “What a day of horror! Terrible heat, owing to the crowds! Rough treatment by the soldiers! To crown all, I was tormented with anxiety for my baby…. Such anxieties I suffered for many days, but I obtained leave for my baby to remain in the prison with me, and being relieved of my trouble and anxiety for him, I at once recovered my health, and my prison became a palace to me and I would rather have been there than anywhere else.” Despite threats of persecution and death, Perpetua, Felicity–a slavewoman and expectant mother–and three companions, Revocatus, Secundulus and Saturninus, refused to renounce their Christian faith. For their unwillingness, all were sent to the public games in the amphitheater. There Perpetua and Felicity were beheaded, and the others killed by beasts. Felicity gave birth to a daughter a few days before the games commenced. Perpetua's record of her trial and imprisonment ends the day before the games. “Of what was done in the games themselves, let him write who will.” The diary was finished by an eyewitness. Reflection Persecution for religious beliefs is not confined to Christians in ancient times. Consider Anne Frank, the Jewish girl who with her family, was forced into hiding and later died in Bergen-Belsen, one of Hitler's death camps during World War II. Anne, like Perpetua and Felicity, endured hardship and suffering and finally death because she committed herself to God. In her diary, Anne writes, “It's twice as hard for us young ones to hold our ground, and maintain our opinions, in a time when all ideals are being shattered and destroyed, when people are showing their worst side, and do not know whether to believe in truth and right and God.” Saint Perpetua is the Patron Saint of: WidowsMothers of Deceased Sons Learn more about Saints Perpetua and Felicity! Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Tyger kan bära på känslor. Karolina Jeppson funderar över klädernas språk i konst och litteratur och hur en rutig skjorta kan förkroppsliga minnet. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna.Jag drar åt min orange- och svartrutiga skjorta i blåsten. Den är ett arv från min pappa. Hans många skjortor hängde länge kvar i det lilla rummet med fönsterkupan på övervåningen. Smårutiga bomullsskjortor, flanellskjortor med större rutor i grönt och svart, blått och svart, orange och svart. Att gå in i rummet som förr brukade vara mitt – men som sedan lång tid kantades av hans kläder på ett oändligt antal klädhängare med hans doft – kändes hemma. Den första natten, efter att han aldrig vaknat mer, sov jag på en uppfällbar säng där inne bland skjortorna.För många av oss är det vi bär på kroppen något vi valt utifrån stil, färg och mönster. Men att klädesplagg och doft kan påminna om en älskad människa till den grad att det förkroppsligar minnet, blir påtagligt nu, när pappa inte finns mer. Våra kroppar och rörelser formas av klädernas materiella egenskaper, som ibland uppfattas som en andra hud, beskriver etnologen Magdalena Petersson McIntyre. Hon skriver om hur tygets snitt och skärningar inte bara skapas efter mode, utan även efter vilka människor som förväntas bära kläderna, och hur de ska brukas. Det finns också en betydelse i färger och vad de kommunicerar. En annan etnolog, Maja Jacobsson, studerar klädfärgers betydelser över tid och vad de signalerar, till exempel hur de i olika kulturer använts för att symboliskt förstärka ceremonier. Jag slås ofta av det språk som kläder och tyg förmedlar, inte minst i litteratur och konst.Under en vistelse i Zimbabwe 2024 mötte jag mamman till en av landets största författare: Yvonne Vera. Ericah Gwetai är en mor som har överlevt sin dotter och vänt på ordningen: Hon har skrivit en biografi om sitt barn. Något inte många föräldrar gör, och för Ericah Gwetai var det ett sorgearbete. När hon öppnade grinden till sin trädgård för mig, bar hon en orange och röd turban och den svepande klänningen i samma tyg prasslade. Hon gav intryck av att vara en kvinna som visste vad hon ville. Ericah Gwetai syr sina kläder själv, liksom hennes dotter gjorde. Först efter dotterns död började hon själv att skriva och några år därefter utkom biografin ”Petal Thoughts - Yvonne Vera”, om ett säreget författarskap som känns igen på sitt poetiska och symboliska språk.Yvonne Vera skrev om kvinnors liv, ofta i relation till befrielsekriget och det folkmord som skedde därefter på folkgruppen Ndebele i södra Zimbabwe. Befrielsekriget pågick under Yvonne Veras uppväxt och tonårstid, i dåvarande Rhodesia, från tidigt 60-tal till Zimbabwes självständighet 1980. Det berättas i biografin att Yvonne Veras första jobb var att som åttaåring plocka bomull på fälten utanför staden Chegutu. Hon lärde sig förstå jordens betydelse och vad den kan producera, men också att jorden inte kan ägas, att den bör vördas eftersom den tillhörde förfäderna som brukat den och begravts i den. Kan det möjligen varit det handfasta arbetet med bomullen som växte ur jorden, som bidrog till Yvonne Veras uppmärksamhet på kläder och tyger? I en intervju i The Financial Gazette, berättade hon, hur hon i sjätte klass fick en sax som pris för att hon kunde sy så skickligt med nål och tråd. När hon såg en annan människa, försökte hon förstå vad deras kläder och material signalerade, eftersom hon ansåg att tyger och textilier länge varit människans mest använda språk för att uttrycka känslor som vördnad, vila, firande och sorg.I Yvonne Veras roman ”Without a name”, bär den kvinnliga huvudpersonen sitt döda barn på ryggen genom delar av berättelsen. Kvinnan köper ett förkläde på marknaden, av ett stärkt vitt bomullstyg med kraftiga stygn. Det virar hon om kroppen, och bär barnet på ryggen med förklädes-banden hårt knutna runt bröst och midja, så att de skär in i huden. Som om tyget håller ihop hennes liv på flera sätt, och kompenserar vad den egna kroppen inte förmår. I en annan av hennes romaner – ”Under tungan” - väver den kvinnliga huvudpersonen mattor. Genom vävandet skapas en trygg rytm och ett tydligt mönster, i en miljö som präglas av oro och dysfunktionella familjeförhållanden. Textilforskaren Jessica Hemmings ser hur tyget och plaggen som bärs, vävs, stickas eller virkas, får unika betydelser i Yvonne Veras romaner. Att sy med nål och tråd däremot, skriver Hemmings, handlar om att länka samman och laga. Det kan ses som att återställa eller rekonstruera en ny verklighet.Konstnären Lenke Rothman gestaltar mänskligt liv genom olika sorters tyg. Stygnen är inte så regelbundna i Rothmans verk, utan ser ut att vara sydda av nödvändighet, hastigt men ändå målmedvetet, som att hon syr ihop öppna sår, eller kanske syr ett spår, en utväg eller bara en riktning. Rothman som själv överlevde Auschwitz och Bergen-Belsen, visar hur tillvaron ibland behöver fästas ihop med säkerhetsnålar, eller med kraftiga stygn som bär. Det finns en svävande gräns mellan liv och död, liksom i Yvonne Veras böcker.I Rothmans utställning ”Liv som tyg” som visades på Malmö Konsthall hösten 2024, ser jag ett inramat vitt skrynkligt tyg med brända håligheter, kantade av mörkbruna värmefläckar. Ett rosaaktigt tyg är fäst intill med slarviga röda stygn, och liknar ett stycke kött, eller, sårbarheten i våra kroppar. Här finns också ”Den nyföddas skjorta” – liten, gråsmutsig och sliten, som om den hittats på en sophög, och här finns en liggande torso gestaltad i färgglada tyger, med en liten fågel intill skuldran. ”På väg hem” heter verket.Det är något förunderligt med tyg, hur det kan bäras, formas och öppna minnets väv till andra tider. Pappas orange-svarta flanellskjorta hänger nu i min garderob. Doften av eau de cologne märks endast när jag låtit den hänga ett tag och sedan tar fram den igen. Jag ser pappa framför mig i enkla, rörliga plagg. Jackan alltid uppknäppt, en aktiv människa som lätt blev varm. Mitt barndomshem där pappas kläder länge hängde kvar, tillhör nu någon annan. Många av skjortorna har getts vidare till second hand, men den orange behöll jag. Konstnären Kandinsky beskriver färgen som att den ger en känsla av ”en människa som litar till sina egna krafter.”I Yvonne Veras berättelse bär kvinnan sitt barn till den plats hon flytt från. Där kan hon veckla ut tyget och släppa loss sin sorg. I Rothmans installation ”Liv som tyg” syns en gul kraftig tråd lysa genom hela verket. Rothman sökte efter bortslängt material, och fick syn på denna gula tråd som nästan fick henne att ramla ner i en container. Hon beskriver den som en navelsträng som binder ihop verket.Uttrycket ”att klippa bandet” innebär att inviga, att öppna något nytt. Och ”att klippa navelsträngen” brukar det sägas om att bli självständig, kanske vuxen? Kanske fri från nära relationer som binder en vid gammalt. Men sorg kan inte klippas. Möjligen kan den sys ihop. Eller vecklas ut och släppas fri.Karolina Jeppsonfrilansjournalist och författareProducent: Ann Lingebrandt

80 years ago, in early 1945, 15-year-old Anne Frank died from a typhus epidemic in the Nazi German-based concentration camp Bergen-Belsen. As the 7500 square foot replica of the Otto Frank family secret annex in Amsterdam opens in New York City, writer Ruth Franklin is publishing her new biography called "The Many Lives of Anne Frank." According to Franklin, the title of the book refers to the multiplicity of ways in which Anne Frank has been understood and misunderstood. Anne Frank's diary is one of the best-selling non-fiction books of all time. Reportedly over 30 million copies have been sold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

80 years ago, in early 1945, 15-year-old Anne Frank died from a typhus epidemic in the Nazi German-based concentration camp Bergen-Belsen. As the 7500 square foot replica of the Otto Frank family secret annex in Amsterdam opens in New York City, writer Ruth Franklin is publishing her new biography called "The Many Lives of Anne Frank." According to Franklin, the title of the book refers to the multiplicity of ways in which Anne Frank has been understood and misunderstood. Anne Frank's diary is one of the best-selling non-fiction books of all time. Reportedly over 30 million copies have been sold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Im Tagebuch der 15jährigen Anne lesen wir von ihrem kurzen Leben während des Nationalsozialismus (Autor: Till Manderbach)

Im Tagebuch der 15jährigen Anne lesen wir von ihrem kurzen Leben während des Nationalsozialismus (Autor: Till Manderbach)

Bylo 15. dubna 1945, když britská armáda osvobodila koncentrační tábor Bergen-Belsen. Na konci války tam panovaly katastrofické podmínky – zejména kvůli přetížení tábora, nedostatku potravin a rychlému šíření tyfové epidemie mezi zesláblými vězni. Britům se tak naskytl děsivý pohled na zhruba 60 tisíc přeživších v kritickém stavu a 13 tisíc mrtvých.

  Host Marcia Franklin talks with Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan about her experiences in several concentration camps, including Bergen-Belsen, and her life educating others about how to prevent such a tragedy from occurring again. Lazan is the co-author of a young adult book about her experiences called Four Perfect Pebbles, and is the subject of a documentary called Marion's Triumph. Originally Aired: 09/05/13

The Allied soldiers who liberated the Nazi concentration camp at Bergen-Belsen in April 1945 were faced with scenes of horror and privation. With breathtaking thoroughness, Distance from the Belsen Heap: Allied Forces and the Liberation of a Nazi Concentration Camp (U Toronto Press, 2015) documents what they saw and how they came to terms with those images over the course of the next seventy years. On the basis of research in more than seventy archives in four countries, Mark Celinscak analyses how these military personnel struggled with the intense experience of the camp; how they attempted to describe what they had seen, heard, and felt to those back home; and how their lives were transformed by that experience. He also brings to light the previously unacknowledged presence of hundreds of Canadians among the camp's liberators, including noted painter Alex Colville. Distance from the Belsen Heap examines the experiences of hundreds of British and Canadian eyewitnesses to atrocity, including war artists, photographers, medical personnel, and chaplains. A study of the complicated encounter between these Allied soldiers and the horrors of the Holocaust, Distance from the Belsen Heap is a testament to their experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

The Allied soldiers who liberated the Nazi concentration camp at Bergen-Belsen in April 1945 were faced with scenes of horror and privation. With breathtaking thoroughness, Distance from the Belsen Heap: Allied Forces and the Liberation of a Nazi Concentration Camp (U Toronto Press, 2015) documents what they saw and how they came to terms with those images over the course of the next seventy years. On the basis of research in more than seventy archives in four countries, Mark Celinscak analyses how these military personnel struggled with the intense experience of the camp; how they attempted to describe what they had seen, heard, and felt to those back home; and how their lives were transformed by that experience. He also brings to light the previously unacknowledged presence of hundreds of Canadians among the camp's liberators, including noted painter Alex Colville. Distance from the Belsen Heap examines the experiences of hundreds of British and Canadian eyewitnesses to atrocity, including war artists, photographers, medical personnel, and chaplains. A study of the complicated encounter between these Allied soldiers and the horrors of the Holocaust, Distance from the Belsen Heap is a testament to their experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

The Allied soldiers who liberated the Nazi concentration camp at Bergen-Belsen in April 1945 were faced with scenes of horror and privation. With breathtaking thoroughness, Distance from the Belsen Heap: Allied Forces and the Liberation of a Nazi Concentration Camp (U Toronto Press, 2015) documents what they saw and how they came to terms with those images over the course of the next seventy years. On the basis of research in more than seventy archives in four countries, Mark Celinscak analyses how these military personnel struggled with the intense experience of the camp; how they attempted to describe what they had seen, heard, and felt to those back home; and how their lives were transformed by that experience. He also brings to light the previously unacknowledged presence of hundreds of Canadians among the camp's liberators, including noted painter Alex Colville. Distance from the Belsen Heap examines the experiences of hundreds of British and Canadian eyewitnesses to atrocity, including war artists, photographers, medical personnel, and chaplains. A study of the complicated encounter between these Allied soldiers and the horrors of the Holocaust, Distance from the Belsen Heap is a testament to their experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/military-history

The Allied soldiers who liberated the Nazi concentration camp at Bergen-Belsen in April 1945 were faced with scenes of horror and privation. With breathtaking thoroughness, Distance from the Belsen Heap: Allied Forces and the Liberation of a Nazi Concentration Camp (U Toronto Press, 2015) documents what they saw and how they came to terms with those images over the course of the next seventy years. On the basis of research in more than seventy archives in four countries, Mark Celinscak analyses how these military personnel struggled with the intense experience of the camp; how they attempted to describe what they had seen, heard, and felt to those back home; and how their lives were transformed by that experience. He also brings to light the previously unacknowledged presence of hundreds of Canadians among the camp's liberators, including noted painter Alex Colville. Distance from the Belsen Heap examines the experiences of hundreds of British and Canadian eyewitnesses to atrocity, including war artists, photographers, medical personnel, and chaplains. A study of the complicated encounter between these Allied soldiers and the horrors of the Holocaust, Distance from the Belsen Heap is a testament to their experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/german-studies

The Allied soldiers who liberated the Nazi concentration camp at Bergen-Belsen in April 1945 were faced with scenes of horror and privation. With breathtaking thoroughness, Distance from the Belsen Heap: Allied Forces and the Liberation of a Nazi Concentration Camp (U Toronto Press, 2015) documents what they saw and how they came to terms with those images over the course of the next seventy years. On the basis of research in more than seventy archives in four countries, Mark Celinscak analyses how these military personnel struggled with the intense experience of the camp; how they attempted to describe what they had seen, heard, and felt to those back home; and how their lives were transformed by that experience. He also brings to light the previously unacknowledged presence of hundreds of Canadians among the camp's liberators, including noted painter Alex Colville. Distance from the Belsen Heap examines the experiences of hundreds of British and Canadian eyewitnesses to atrocity, including war artists, photographers, medical personnel, and chaplains. A study of the complicated encounter between these Allied soldiers and the horrors of the Holocaust, Distance from the Belsen Heap is a testament to their experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/jewish-studies

The Allied soldiers who liberated the Nazi concentration camp at Bergen-Belsen in April 1945 were faced with scenes of horror and privation. With breathtaking thoroughness, Distance from the Belsen Heap: Allied Forces and the Liberation of a Nazi Concentration Camp (U Toronto Press, 2015) documents what they saw and how they came to terms with those images over the course of the next seventy years. On the basis of research in more than seventy archives in four countries, Mark Celinscak analyses how these military personnel struggled with the intense experience of the camp; how they attempted to describe what they had seen, heard, and felt to those back home; and how their lives were transformed by that experience. He also brings to light the previously unacknowledged presence of hundreds of Canadians among the camp's liberators, including noted painter Alex Colville. Distance from the Belsen Heap examines the experiences of hundreds of British and Canadian eyewitnesses to atrocity, including war artists, photographers, medical personnel, and chaplains. A study of the complicated encounter between these Allied soldiers and the horrors of the Holocaust, Distance from the Belsen Heap is a testament to their experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/genocide-studies

The Allied soldiers who liberated the Nazi concentration camp at Bergen-Belsen in April 1945 were faced with scenes of horror and privation. With breathtaking thoroughness, Distance from the Belsen Heap: Allied Forces and the Liberation of a Nazi Concentration Camp (U Toronto Press, 2015) documents what they saw and how they came to terms with those images over the course of the next seventy years. On the basis of research in more than seventy archives in four countries, Mark Celinscak analyses how these military personnel struggled with the intense experience of the camp; how they attempted to describe what they had seen, heard, and felt to those back home; and how their lives were transformed by that experience. He also brings to light the previously unacknowledged presence of hundreds of Canadians among the camp's liberators, including noted painter Alex Colville. Distance from the Belsen Heap examines the experiences of hundreds of British and Canadian eyewitnesses to atrocity, including war artists, photographers, medical personnel, and chaplains. A study of the complicated encounter between these Allied soldiers and the horrors of the Holocaust, Distance from the Belsen Heap is a testament to their experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/british-studies

En 1943, Lili Keller-Rosenberg, 11 ans, est déportée avec sa mère et ses deux petits frères à Ravensbrück puis à Bergen-Belsen…hon

En 1943, Lili Keller-Rosenberg, 11 ans, est déportée avec sa mère et ses deux petits frères à Ravensbrück puis à Bergen-Belsen…

En 1943, Lili Keller-Rosenberhong, 11 ans, est déportée avec sa mère et ses deux petits frères à Ravensbrück puis à Bergen-Belsen…

While there were several female guards who served in Nazi concentration and extermination camps during World War II, it's important to note that not all of them were directly involved in heinous activities, and their roles varied. The most notorious female guards were often associated with concentration camps. Here are the names of five such women:Ilse Koch: Known as the "Witch of Buchenwald," Ilse Koch was the wife of Karl-Otto Koch, the commandant of Buchenwald concentration camp. She gained notoriety for her cruelty and was accused of engaging in sadistic acts against prisoners.Irma Grese: Irma Grese was a notorious SS guard at Ravensbrück, Auschwitz, and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps. She was known for her extreme brutality and participated in the selection process for the gas chambers.Maria Mandl: Maria Mandl was an SS Aufseherin (female overseer) and served as the commandant of the female camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau. She was involved in the extermination process and was responsible for the deaths of thousands of prisoners.Herta Bothe: Herta Bothe served as a guard at Ravensbrück, Auschwitz, and Bergen-Belsen. She was convicted of war crimes and served prison time after the war.Dorothea Binz: Dorothea Binz was an SS supervisor at Ravensbrück concentration camp. She was known for her brutal treatment of female prisoners and was involved in various war crimes.(commercial at 9:47)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

When we think of Nazi camps, names such as Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen, and Dachau come instantly to mind. Yet the history of the Holocaust extends beyond those notorious sites. In the former territory of Transnistria, located in occupied Soviet Ukraine and governed by Nazi Germany's Romanian allies, many Jews perished due to disease, starvation, and other horrific conditions. Through an intimate blending of memoir, history, and reportage, So They Remember: A Jewish Family's Story of Surviving the Holocaust in Soviet Ukraine (U Oklahoma Press, 2022) illuminates this oft-overlooked chapter of the Holocaust. In December 1941, with the German-led invasion of the Soviet Union in its sixth month, a twelve-year-old Jewish boy named Motl Braverman, along with family members, was uprooted from his Ukrainian hometown and herded to the remote village of Pechera, the site of a Romanian death camp. Author Maksim Goldenshteyn, the grandson of Motl, first learned of his family's wartime experiences in 2012. Through tireless research, Goldenshteyn spent years unraveling the story of Motl, his family members, and his fellow prisoners. The author here renders their story through the eyes of Motl and other children, who decades later would bear witness to the traumas they suffered. Until now, Romanian historians and survivors have served as almost the only chroniclers of the Holocaust in Transnistria. Goldenshteyn's account, based on interviews with Soviet-born relatives and other survivors, archival documents, and memoirs, is among the first full-length book to spotlight the Pechera camp, ominously known by its prisoners as Mertvaya Petlya, or the "Death Noose." Unfortunately, as the author explains, the Pechera camp was only one of some two hundred concentration sites spread across Transnistria, where local Ukrainian policemen often conspired with Romanian guards to brutalize its prisoners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

When we think of Nazi camps, names such as Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen, and Dachau come instantly to mind. Yet the history of the Holocaust extends beyond those notorious sites. In the former territory of Transnistria, located in occupied Soviet Ukraine and governed by Nazi Germany's Romanian allies, many Jews perished due to disease, starvation, and other horrific conditions. Through an intimate blending of memoir, history, and reportage, So They Remember: A Jewish Family's Story of Surviving the Holocaust in Soviet Ukraine (U Oklahoma Press, 2022) illuminates this oft-overlooked chapter of the Holocaust. In December 1941, with the German-led invasion of the Soviet Union in its sixth month, a twelve-year-old Jewish boy named Motl Braverman, along with family members, was uprooted from his Ukrainian hometown and herded to the remote village of Pechera, the site of a Romanian death camp. Author Maksim Goldenshteyn, the grandson of Motl, first learned of his family's wartime experiences in 2012. Through tireless research, Goldenshteyn spent years unraveling the story of Motl, his family members, and his fellow prisoners. The author here renders their story through the eyes of Motl and other children, who decades later would bear witness to the traumas they suffered. Until now, Romanian historians and survivors have served as almost the only chroniclers of the Holocaust in Transnistria. Goldenshteyn's account, based on interviews with Soviet-born relatives and other survivors, archival documents, and memoirs, is among the first full-length book to spotlight the Pechera camp, ominously known by its prisoners as Mertvaya Petlya, or the "Death Noose." Unfortunately, as the author explains, the Pechera camp was only one of some two hundred concentration sites spread across Transnistria, where local Ukrainian policemen often conspired with Romanian guards to brutalize its prisoners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

When we think of Nazi camps, names such as Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen, and Dachau come instantly to mind. Yet the history of the Holocaust extends beyond those notorious sites. In the former territory of Transnistria, located in occupied Soviet Ukraine and governed by Nazi Germany's Romanian allies, many Jews perished due to disease, starvation, and other horrific conditions. Through an intimate blending of memoir, history, and reportage, So They Remember: A Jewish Family's Story of Surviving the Holocaust in Soviet Ukraine (U Oklahoma Press, 2022) illuminates this oft-overlooked chapter of the Holocaust. In December 1941, with the German-led invasion of the Soviet Union in its sixth month, a twelve-year-old Jewish boy named Motl Braverman, along with family members, was uprooted from his Ukrainian hometown and herded to the remote village of Pechera, the site of a Romanian death camp. Author Maksim Goldenshteyn, the grandson of Motl, first learned of his family's wartime experiences in 2012. Through tireless research, Goldenshteyn spent years unraveling the story of Motl, his family members, and his fellow prisoners. The author here renders their story through the eyes of Motl and other children, who decades later would bear witness to the traumas they suffered. Until now, Romanian historians and survivors have served as almost the only chroniclers of the Holocaust in Transnistria. Goldenshteyn's account, based on interviews with Soviet-born relatives and other survivors, archival documents, and memoirs, is among the first full-length book to spotlight the Pechera camp, ominously known by its prisoners as Mertvaya Petlya, or the "Death Noose." Unfortunately, as the author explains, the Pechera camp was only one of some two hundred concentration sites spread across Transnistria, where local Ukrainian policemen often conspired with Romanian guards to brutalize its prisoners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/military-history

When we think of Nazi camps, names such as Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen, and Dachau come instantly to mind. Yet the history of the Holocaust extends beyond those notorious sites. In the former territory of Transnistria, located in occupied Soviet Ukraine and governed by Nazi Germany's Romanian allies, many Jews perished due to disease, starvation, and other horrific conditions. Through an intimate blending of memoir, history, and reportage, So They Remember: A Jewish Family's Story of Surviving the Holocaust in Soviet Ukraine (U Oklahoma Press, 2022) illuminates this oft-overlooked chapter of the Holocaust. In December 1941, with the German-led invasion of the Soviet Union in its sixth month, a twelve-year-old Jewish boy named Motl Braverman, along with family members, was uprooted from his Ukrainian hometown and herded to the remote village of Pechera, the site of a Romanian death camp. Author Maksim Goldenshteyn, the grandson of Motl, first learned of his family's wartime experiences in 2012. Through tireless research, Goldenshteyn spent years unraveling the story of Motl, his family members, and his fellow prisoners. The author here renders their story through the eyes of Motl and other children, who decades later would bear witness to the traumas they suffered. Until now, Romanian historians and survivors have served as almost the only chroniclers of the Holocaust in Transnistria. Goldenshteyn's account, based on interviews with Soviet-born relatives and other survivors, archival documents, and memoirs, is among the first full-length book to spotlight the Pechera camp, ominously known by its prisoners as Mertvaya Petlya, or the "Death Noose." Unfortunately, as the author explains, the Pechera camp was only one of some two hundred concentration sites spread across Transnistria, where local Ukrainian policemen often conspired with Romanian guards to brutalize its prisoners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/german-studies

When we think of Nazi camps, names such as Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen, and Dachau come instantly to mind. Yet the history of the Holocaust extends beyond those notorious sites. In the former territory of Transnistria, located in occupied Soviet Ukraine and governed by Nazi Germany's Romanian allies, many Jews perished due to disease, starvation, and other horrific conditions. Through an intimate blending of memoir, history, and reportage, So They Remember: A Jewish Family's Story of Surviving the Holocaust in Soviet Ukraine (U Oklahoma Press, 2022) illuminates this oft-overlooked chapter of the Holocaust. In December 1941, with the German-led invasion of the Soviet Union in its sixth month, a twelve-year-old Jewish boy named Motl Braverman, along with family members, was uprooted from his Ukrainian hometown and herded to the remote village of Pechera, the site of a Romanian death camp. Author Maksim Goldenshteyn, the grandson of Motl, first learned of his family's wartime experiences in 2012. Through tireless research, Goldenshteyn spent years unraveling the story of Motl, his family members, and his fellow prisoners. The author here renders their story through the eyes of Motl and other children, who decades later would bear witness to the traumas they suffered. Until now, Romanian historians and survivors have served as almost the only chroniclers of the Holocaust in Transnistria. Goldenshteyn's account, based on interviews with Soviet-born relatives and other survivors, archival documents, and memoirs, is among the first full-length book to spotlight the Pechera camp, ominously known by its prisoners as Mertvaya Petlya, or the "Death Noose." Unfortunately, as the author explains, the Pechera camp was only one of some two hundred concentration sites spread across Transnistria, where local Ukrainian policemen often conspired with Romanian guards to brutalize its prisoners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/jewish-studies

When we think of Nazi camps, names such as Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen, and Dachau come instantly to mind. Yet the history of the Holocaust extends beyond those notorious sites. In the former territory of Transnistria, located in occupied Soviet Ukraine and governed by Nazi Germany's Romanian allies, many Jews perished due to disease, starvation, and other horrific conditions. Through an intimate blending of memoir, history, and reportage, So They Remember: A Jewish Family's Story of Surviving the Holocaust in Soviet Ukraine (U Oklahoma Press, 2022) illuminates this oft-overlooked chapter of the Holocaust. In December 1941, with the German-led invasion of the Soviet Union in its sixth month, a twelve-year-old Jewish boy named Motl Braverman, along with family members, was uprooted from his Ukrainian hometown and herded to the remote village of Pechera, the site of a Romanian death camp. Author Maksim Goldenshteyn, the grandson of Motl, first learned of his family's wartime experiences in 2012. Through tireless research, Goldenshteyn spent years unraveling the story of Motl, his family members, and his fellow prisoners. The author here renders their story through the eyes of Motl and other children, who decades later would bear witness to the traumas they suffered. Until now, Romanian historians and survivors have served as almost the only chroniclers of the Holocaust in Transnistria. Goldenshteyn's account, based on interviews with Soviet-born relatives and other survivors, archival documents, and memoirs, is among the first full-length book to spotlight the Pechera camp, ominously known by its prisoners as Mertvaya Petlya, or the "Death Noose." Unfortunately, as the author explains, the Pechera camp was only one of some two hundred concentration sites spread across Transnistria, where local Ukrainian policemen often conspired with Romanian guards to brutalize its prisoners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/genocide-studies

When we think of Nazi camps, names such as Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen, and Dachau come instantly to mind. Yet the history of the Holocaust extends beyond those notorious sites. In the former territory of Transnistria, located in occupied Soviet Ukraine and governed by Nazi Germany's Romanian allies, many Jews perished due to disease, starvation, and other horrific conditions. Through an intimate blending of memoir, history, and reportage, So They Remember: A Jewish Family's Story of Surviving the Holocaust in Soviet Ukraine (U Oklahoma Press, 2022) illuminates this oft-overlooked chapter of the Holocaust. In December 1941, with the German-led invasion of the Soviet Union in its sixth month, a twelve-year-old Jewish boy named Motl Braverman, along with family members, was uprooted from his Ukrainian hometown and herded to the remote village of Pechera, the site of a Romanian death camp. Author Maksim Goldenshteyn, the grandson of Motl, first learned of his family's wartime experiences in 2012. Through tireless research, Goldenshteyn spent years unraveling the story of Motl, his family members, and his fellow prisoners. The author here renders their story through the eyes of Motl and other children, who decades later would bear witness to the traumas they suffered. Until now, Romanian historians and survivors have served as almost the only chroniclers of the Holocaust in Transnistria. Goldenshteyn's account, based on interviews with Soviet-born relatives and other survivors, archival documents, and memoirs, is among the first full-length book to spotlight the Pechera camp, ominously known by its prisoners as Mertvaya Petlya, or the "Death Noose." Unfortunately, as the author explains, the Pechera camp was only one of some two hundred concentration sites spread across Transnistria, where local Ukrainian policemen often conspired with Romanian guards to brutalize its prisoners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/eastern-european-studies

When we think of Nazi camps, names such as Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen, and Dachau come instantly to mind. Yet the history of the Holocaust extends beyond those notorious sites. In the former territory of Transnistria, located in occupied Soviet Ukraine and governed by Nazi Germany's Romanian allies, many Jews perished due to disease, starvation, and other horrific conditions. Through an intimate blending of memoir, history, and reportage, So They Remember: A Jewish Family's Story of Surviving the Holocaust in Soviet Ukraine (U Oklahoma Press, 2022) illuminates this oft-overlooked chapter of the Holocaust. In December 1941, with the German-led invasion of the Soviet Union in its sixth month, a twelve-year-old Jewish boy named Motl Braverman, along with family members, was uprooted from his Ukrainian hometown and herded to the remote village of Pechera, the site of a Romanian death camp. Author Maksim Goldenshteyn, the grandson of Motl, first learned of his family's wartime experiences in 2012. Through tireless research, Goldenshteyn spent years unraveling the story of Motl, his family members, and his fellow prisoners. The author here renders their story through the eyes of Motl and other children, who decades later would bear witness to the traumas they suffered. Until now, Romanian historians and survivors have served as almost the only chroniclers of the Holocaust in Transnistria. Goldenshteyn's account, based on interviews with Soviet-born relatives and other survivors, archival documents, and memoirs, is among the first full-length book to spotlight the Pechera camp, ominously known by its prisoners as Mertvaya Petlya, or the "Death Noose." Unfortunately, as the author explains, the Pechera camp was only one of some two hundred concentration sites spread across Transnistria, where local Ukrainian policemen often conspired with Romanian guards to brutalize its prisoners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Jessica Winther is a comedian. Her father was conceived and born in the Bergen- Belsen concentration camp, her mother is a Mormon turned Buddhist and Jessica believes in all things Woo. Michael Regilio is a skeptic. This conversation goes off the rails in all the best ways.  More at dogmadebate.com

While there were several female guards who served in Nazi concentration and extermination camps during World War II, it's important to note that not all of them were directly involved in heinous activities, and their roles varied. The most notorious female guards were often associated with concentration camps. Here are the names of five such women:Ilse Koch: Known as the "Witch of Buchenwald," Ilse Koch was the wife of Karl-Otto Koch, the commandant of Buchenwald concentration camp. She gained notoriety for her cruelty and was accused of engaging in sadistic acts against prisoners.Irma Grese: Irma Grese was a notorious SS guard at Ravensbrück, Auschwitz, and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps. She was known for her extreme brutality and participated in the selection process for the gas chambers.Maria Mandl: Maria Mandl was an SS Aufseherin (female overseer) and served as the commandant of the female camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau. She was involved in the extermination process and was responsible for the deaths of thousands of prisoners.Herta Bothe: Herta Bothe served as a guard at Ravensbrück, Auschwitz, and Bergen-Belsen. She was convicted of war crimes and served prison time after the war.Dorothea Binz: Dorothea Binz was an SS supervisor at Ravensbrück concentration camp. She was known for her brutal treatment of female prisoners and was involved in various war crimes.(commercial at 9:47)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

In January, 2022, episode #187, we brought to you the story of Holocaust survivor Lili Berliner. It is to this day, our episode with the highest number of downloads. We recently lost Lili at the age of 97, and I thought, in a first for the WASP, that we should replay this episode both for those of you who heard it earlier, as well as for those who have joined us more recently. It seems needed in this troubled time in the world that has seen a growing tide of antisemitism and hate. Lili's story of survival is incredible. Her family was yanked from their home in Transylvania when she was a teenager and shoved into a ghetto that was merely a converted warehouse, along with thousands of others. The Nazis then shipped all of them in a suffocatingly cramped train car to Auschwitz, where her father was immediately killed. Lili, all five feet-nothing of her and her mother against all odds somehow survived the hell of Auschwitz, only to be forced into a death march - barely clothed in frigid winter weather - on which three-quarters of the prisoners perished. They arrived at a labor camp where they craftily survived. Lili was already fluent in seven languages as a teenager, and she used this as a survival skill. When liberated from the infamous Bergen-Belsen by British troops, her mother weighed all of 60 pounds. The Allies used Lili's language expertise to extract confessions from German guards to use at their war trials.But this is a story of hope. Lili met her husband Walter, one of the Ritchie Boys, who were German-speaking Austrians who joined the U.S. Army and provided the bulk of intelligence to the Allies during the war. They were married in the first Jewish ceremony in Germany following the war. The couple moved to the U.S. and settled in Queens, New York, and raised a family, including my college roommate at the University of Pennsylvania, Steve. Because the Nazis had interrupted her education, Lili went back and got her high school diploma at age 55, and three years later received a nursing degree. She gave back to others in the medical field until she finally retired at age 85. Along the way, I can attest that she was the warmest, kindest person you would ever meet and a loving mother and grandmother, so amazing for someone who'd seen such horrors. To quote her, “Living well is the greatest revenge.” After listening to this, I encourage you to read her riveting memoir, “And the Month was May,” which you can find on Amazon. Please listen along and be amazed by this incredible survival story.Steve BerlinerFacebook Steve BerlinerInstagram @berlinersteveBill Stahlsilly_billy@msn.comFacebook Bill StahlInstagram and Threads @stahlor and @coachstahlYouTube We Are Superman Podcast