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Ethnologue brillante et résistante engagée, elle rejoint très tôt les réseaux de la Résistance française pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Arrêtée en 1942, elle est déportée dans le camp de Ravensbrück, où elle survit à l'impensable tout en observant, analysant et documentant l'univers concentrationnaire. Mais Germaine Tillion ne se contente pas de survivre. À son retour, elle devient l'une des premières à enquêter rigoureusement sur le système des camps nazis, brisant le silence et l'oubli. Plus tard, elle s'engage aussi contre la torture pendant la guerre d'Algérie, refusant toute forme d'injustice, quel qu'en soit le camp. D'une guerre à l'autre À Ravensbrück, Germaine Tillion résiste à la barbarie en écrivant, en transmettant son savoir et en entretenant l'espoir parmi les détenues. Libérée en 1945 après la mort de sa mère dans le camp, elle se consacre à témoigner des crimes nazis et à défendre la justice sans céder à la haine. Plus tard, durant la guerre d'Algérie, elle tente de faire triompher le dialogue face à la violence. Toute sa vie, elle restera fidèle à son profond humanisme. Crédits : Production : Bababam  Textes : Pierre Serisier Voix : Anne Cosmao, Aurélien Gouas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cathi Fleming tells Oliver about an incredible historical novel which has a fascinating real-life story behind it; Irish nun Sister Kate McCarthy who was interned in Ravensbruck Concentration Camp during World War 2 and was part of the resistance movement that helped prisoners escape from the Nazis.

Ethnologue brillante et résistante engagée, elle rejoint très tôt les réseaux de la Résistance française pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Arrêtée en 1942, elle est déportée dans le camp de Ravensbrück, où elle survit à l'impensable tout en observant, analysant et documentant l'univers concentrationnaire. Mais Germaine Tillion ne se contente pas de survivre. À son retour, elle devient l'une des premières à enquêter rigoureusement sur le système des camps nazis, brisant le silence et l'oubli. Plus tard, elle s'engage aussi contre la torture pendant la guerre d'Algérie, refusant toute forme d'injustice, quel qu'en soit le camp. L'enfer de Ravensbrück Trahie par un agent double infiltré dans la Résistance, Germaine Tillion est arrêtée par la Gestapo en 1942. Pendant plus d'un an de détention, elle refuse de céder, documente clandestinement ce qu'elle observe et organise la solidarité entre prisonnières. Déportée à Ravensbrück sous le statut « Nuit et Brouillard », elle découvre l'univers concentrationnaire dans toute son horreur. Entre maladie, travail forcé et mort omniprésente, elle s'accroche à ce qui l'a toujours guidée : résister, comprendre et témoigner. Crédits : Production : Bababam  Textes : Pierre Serisier Voix : Anne Cosmao, Aurélien Gouas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Die Debatte mit Lukasz Tomaszewski, Andrea Genest und Maite Billerbeck "Die Jugendlichen einbeziehen mit Emotionen." (Maite Billerbeck) Das US-Nationalarchiv hat Millionen von Mitgliederkarteien der NSDAP ins Internet gestellt, für alle frei zugänglich. Mehrere deutsche Wochen- und Online-Magazine haben aus diesem Datenwust ein digitales Tool gebaut. Seitdem recherchieren Millionen Deutsche, ob die eigenen Familienangehören in Hitlers Partei waren. Verändert das Recherchetool unsere Erinnerungskultur? "Immer mehr Menschen fragen, wie konnte es dazu kommen, wie konnten Menschen im Nationalsozialismus mitmachen, Das lernen wir über die Biografien und die Sozialgeschichte der Täterschaft, so Gedenkstättenleiterin Andrea Genest. "Wenn wir Erinnerungskultur lebendig machen wollen, müssen wir die Jugendlichen einbeziehen mit Emotionen, mit ihrem Gefühl", betont Maite Billerbeck, Psychologin und Gründerin des Vereins zur Förderung der Erinnerungskultur. Dr. Andrea Genst ist Leiterin der Mahn- und Gedenkstätte Ravensbrück.Zuvor hat sie u.a. in der Gedenkstätte Deutscher Widerstand und dem Dokumentationszentrum NS-Zwangsarbeit in Berlin gearbeitet. Maite Billerbeckist Psychologin und Gründerin des Vereins zur Förderung der Erinnerungskultur e.V., nach Recherchen in der eigenen Familiengeschichte. Der Dokumentarfilm "Das vergessene Massaker - Tikun Olam 2025: ein deutsch-italienischer Schüleraustausch“ (Regie: Richard Moritz Schmidt) wurde im April 2026 uraufgeführt. Kapitel: 00:00:00 Intro/ Der erste Gedanke 00:02:26 Die persönlichen Familiengeschichten 00:07:48 Die Morde am Lago Maggiore 00:09:41 Die neuen Recherchetools 00:14:28 Tikkun Olam 00:17:23 Mauer des Schweigens und transgenerationelles Trauma 00:22:50 Wandel der Erinnerungskultur? 00:24:40 Jugendprojekt zwischen Berlin und Mailand 00:30:56 Herausforderungen der Gedenkstätten 00:35:52 Begegnung der Nachkommen von Opfern und Tätern 00:39:15 Baseballschlägerjahre haben Kinder bekommen 00:45:27 Der Zweite Gedanke Mehr Infos und Fotos s. https://www.radiodrei.de/derzweitegedanke Schreiben Sie uns gern direkt an derzweitegedanke@radiodrei.de Hörtipp: Wie wir ticken – Euer Psychologie Podcast https://www.ardsounds.de/sendung/wie-wir-ticken-euer-psychologie-podcast/urn:ard:show:be34348e7e107ac6/ Darin besonders: Traumata der NS Zeit - Wie sie Kinder und Enkel belasten https://www.ardsounds.de/episode/urn:ard:episode:bd2bb39edaa22434/

Ethnologue brillante et résistante engagée, elle rejoint très tôt les réseaux de la Résistance française pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Arrêtée en 1942, elle est déportée dans le camp de Ravensbrück, où elle survit à l'impensable tout en observant, analysant et documentant l'univers concentrationnaire. Mais Germaine Tillion ne se contente pas de survivre. À son retour, elle devient l'une des premières à enquêter rigoureusement sur le système des camps nazis, brisant le silence et l'oubli. Plus tard, elle s'engage aussi contre la torture pendant la guerre d'Algérie, refusant toute forme d'injustice, quel qu'en soit le camp. Dans les premiers rangs de la Résistance Après la défaite de 1940, Germaine Tillion refuse la résignation et s'engage dans les premiers réseaux de Résistance. Au cœur d'une organisation clandestine née autour du musée de l'Homme, elle collecte des renseignements, aide les prisonniers et organise des filières d'évasion. Confrontée aux arrestations, aux infiltrations et à la répression nazie, elle poursuit son combat sans relâche. L'exécution de plusieurs de ses camarades fait de cette lutte une affaire plus personnelle encore. Crédits : Production : Bababam  Textes : Pierre Serisier Voix : Anne Cosmao, Aurélien Gouas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ethnologue brillante et résistante engagée, elle rejoint très tôt les réseaux de la Résistance française pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Arrêtée en 1942, elle est déportée dans le camp de Ravensbrück, où elle survit à l'impensable tout en observant, analysant et documentant l'univers concentrationnaire. Mais Germaine Tillion ne se contente pas de survivre. À son retour, elle devient l'une des premières à enquêter rigoureusement sur le système des camps nazis, brisant le silence et l'oubli. Plus tard, elle s'engage aussi contre la torture pendant la guerre d'Algérie, refusant toute forme d'injustice, quel qu'en soit le camp. Une soif de savoir insatiable Germaine Tillion consacre sa jeunesse à comprendre les peuples et les cultures. De ses recherches dans les Aurès algériens à ses voyages dans une Allemagne gagnée par le nazisme, elle observe les bouleversements de son temps avec lucidité. Lorsque la France capitule en 1940, cette femme de conviction refuse la résignation et choisit d'entrer en Résistance. Crédits : Production : Bababam  Textes : Pierre Serisier Voix : Anne Cosmao, Aurélien Gouas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bienvenue dans La Traque. Cette semaine, plongez dans le destin hors du commun d'une femme qui a défié l'horreur et consacré sa vie à la vérité : Germaine Tillion. Ethnologue brillante et résistante engagée, elle rejoint très tôt les réseaux de la Résistance française pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Arrêtée en 1942, elle est déportée dans le camp de Ravensbrück, où elle survit à l'impensable tout en observant, analysant et documentant l'univers concentrationnaire. Mais Germaine Tillion ne se contente pas de survivre. À son retour, elle devient l'une des premières à enquêter rigoureusement sur le système des camps nazis, brisant le silence et l'oubli. Plus tard, elle s'engage aussi contre la torture pendant la guerre d'Algérie, refusant toute forme d'injustice, quel qu'en soit le camp. Entre courage et combat pour la dignité humaine, La Traque de Germaine Tillion retrace le parcours d'une femme qui a affronté les ténèbres sans jamais cesser de chercher la vérité. Découvrez cette nouvelle saison prochainement disponible sur toutes les plateformes d'écoute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

La Segunda Guerra Mundial revela la maldad con rostros de mujer. María Mandell, la "bestia de Auschwitz", es guardiana y responsable del campo de mujeres, decide sobre la vida y muerte de las prisioneras y organiza la Orquesta Femenina. No muestra arrepentimiento, justificando sus actos. Gertha Oberheiser, médica en Ravensbrück, realiza experimentos inhumanos con prisioneras, buscando la eugenesia y administrando inyecciones letales. Condenada en Núremberg, sale antes e intenta volver a ejercer sin arrepentimiento. Estela Goldslag, judía berlinesa, colabora con la Gestapo tras ser torturada, delatando a cientos de judíos para salvar a sus padres, quienes mueren. Juzgada y condenada, vive marginada, sin arrepentimiento y con antisemitismo interiorizado. Magda Gebelz, esposa de Goebbels y figura nazi, asesina a sus seis hijos en el búnker de Hitler, convencida de que la vida sin el Tercer Reich carece de sentido, mostrando un fanatismo extremo. Estas cuatro mujeres demuestran que el ...

Neohrožená novinářka a účastnice protinacistického odboje se narodila 10. 8. 1896. Navštěvovala první české dívčí gymnázium Minerva, po smrti matky ale prožila bouřlivé dospívání: výstřední oblečení, krádeže, drogy… Proti vůli otce se vdala do Vídně. Jako první do češtiny přeložila ještě neznámého Franze Kafku, s nímž prožila krátkou intenzivní lásku, jejímž plodem jsou Dopisy Mileně. S druhým manželem žila v Praze. Zemřela v koncentračním táboře Ravensbrück 17. 5. 1944.Všechny díly podcastu Příběhy z kalendáře můžete pohodlně poslouchat v mobilní aplikaci mujRozhlas pro Android a iOS nebo na webu mujRozhlas.cz.

durée : 00:05:05 - Bulles de BD - par : Laetitia Gayet - Lili Keller-Rosenberg fut déportée avec ses frères et sa mère à Ravensbrück et Bergen-Belsen en 1943. Ils reviendront, mais pas ensemble. Infatigable, Lili témoigne sans fard de ces mois d'horreur. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.

durée : 00:05:05 - Bulles de BD - par : Laetitia Gayet - Lili Keller-Rosenberg fut déportée avec ses frères et sa mère à Ravensbrück et Bergen-Belsen en 1943. Ils reviendront, mais pas ensemble. Infatigable, Lili témoigne sans fard de ces mois d'horreur. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

L'émission 28 minutes du 01/04/2026 Le témoignage bouleversant et édifiant d'une rescapée des camps de la mort Lili Keller-Rosenberg a 11 ans quand elle est arrêtée à Roubaix, puis déportée au camp de concentration de Ravensbrück en décembre 1943. Quatre-vingts ans après, elle raconte son histoire dans une bande dessinée publiée aux éditions Glénat, accompagnée par Boris Golzio. “Lili, toujours debout, jusqu'au bout ! De Ravensbrück à Bergen-Belsen”, retrace le parcours de cette famille juive d'origine hongroise : le père déporté à Buchenwald où il sera assassiné, Lili, ses deux frères et sa mère, envoyés à Ravensbrück, puis à Bergen-Belsen dont ils sortiront en vie. Méga-concerts, boom du streaming : pour la musique, un jackpot sans fausses notes ? C'est l'événement musical de l'année : le retour de Céline Dion sur scène pour dix concerts du 12 septembre au 14 octobre à La Défense Arena, à Nanterre. 400 000 spectateurs sont attendus et les retombées économiques pourraient atteindre un milliard d'euros pour la France. Depuis plusieurs années, le modèle des méga-concerts s'est développé dans l'industrie musicale, si bien qu'un terme a même été inventé pour qualifier les retombées économiques de ceux de Taylor Swift : les “Swiftonomics”. La Fédération internationale de l'industrie phonographique a enregistré des revenus en hausse de 6 % en 2025 par rapport à 2024. Ces succès ne reposent pas seulement sur la scène mais aussi sur le boom des vinyles. Le développement de l'intelligence artificielle pourrait rebattre les cartes. On débat avec Joëlle Farchy, professeure des universités à l'Université Paris 1, spécialiste des industries culturelles, Mathilde Serrell, journaliste et productrice à France Inter, et Bertrand Burgalat, musicien, président du Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Pour la première fois, les femmes médecins sont plus nombreuses que les hommes en France : l'occasion pour Xavier Mauduit de nous raconter l'histoire de Jacqueline Félicie de Almania, une médecin du Moyen Âge. Marie Bonnisseau nous explique comment le vieillissement de la population bouleverse les modes de consommation et la stratégie des marques. 28 minutes est le magazine d'actualité d'ARTE, présenté par Élisabeth Quin du lundi au jeudi à 20h05. Renaud Dély est aux commandes de l'émission le vendredi et le samedi. Ce podcast est coproduit par KM et ARTE Radio. Enregistrement 1 avril 2026 Présentation Élisabeth Quin Production KM, ARTE Radio

durée : 00:17:45 - Divers aspects de la pensée contemporaine - par : Anne Amis - Rescapée des camps de Ravensbrück et Bergen-Belsen, Lili Keller-Rosenberg est une femme au destin et à l'engagement exceptionnels qui décide, dans les années 1980, de témoigner auprès des jeunes afin de porter une parole de paix, de tolérance et de fraternité. - réalisation : Peire Legras, Philippe Baudouin - invités : Lili Keller-Rosenberg Déportée, survivante des camps de la mort. Témoigne auprès des élèves depuis 1980, de l'histoire de la mémoire, de la Résistance et de la Déportation.

“Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.” (1 Thessalonians 5:18 NLT) In her remarkable book The Hiding Place, Corrie ten Boom relates an amazing story about the importance of being thankful. Corrie and her sister Betsie were held in a concentration camp known as Ravensbrück, where they lived in barracks that were plagued by fleas. Fleas were everywhere—in their hair and on their bodies. One day Betsie told Corrie they needed to give thanks for the fleas. Corrie thought Betsie had gone too far. She couldn’t imagine thanking God for fleas. But Betsie insisted, reminding her sister that 1 Thessalonians 5:18 says, “Be thankful in all circumstances” (NLT). Still, Corrie didn’t want to thank God for the fleas. But as it turned out, Corrie and Betsie were trying to reach the other women in their barracks with the message of the gospel, and they had been holding Bible studies. They found out later that because of the fleas, the guards would not go into those barracks, and therefore, the women were able to have their Bible studies. As a result, they had the freedom to minister to numerous women. So, God can use even fleas. If the Bible said, “Be thankful in some circumstances,” I would say, “No problem there!” But it says, “Be thankful in all circumstances.” And that’s not an easy thing to do. Yet it’s necessary because “this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.” It’s also beneficial. Our attitude does, in fact, impact our circumstances. Being thankful won’t change events that have occurred, and it won’t prevent trials and suffering from coming our way. But when we lead with a spirit of thankfulness and joy, we change our relationship to our circumstances. We see them in a different light. We see them in the context of the big picture of God’s faithfulness. This isn’t simply a matter of choosing to be a “glass half full” person or to “always look on the bright side of life.” It’s a matter of choosing to see God at work in our lives, no matter how bad our circumstances get. It’s a matter of wrapping ourselves in His presence when life threatens to overwhelm us. It’s a matter of staying in constant contact with Him during trials and never losing sight of the awesome privilege of being able to do so. Maintaining a spirit of thankfulness will not only impact our lives, but it will also impact the lives of others in our orbit. Nothing speaks louder about the life-changing potential of the Christian faith than a believer who remains faithful and thankful when things go bad. First Thessalonians 5:18 doesn’t say we should be thankful for all circumstances, but rather in all circumstances. There are many things that happen that I’m not glad about. But I am glad that, despite the tragedies, God is still on the throne, and He is still in control of all circumstances that surround my life. Reflection question: What would being thankful in all circumstances look like in your life? Discuss Today's Devo in Harvest Discipleship! — The audio production of the podcast "Greg Laurie: Daily Devotions" utilizes Generative AI technology. This allows us to deliver consistent, high-quality content while preserving Harvest's mission to "know God and make Him known." All devotional content is written and owned by Pastor Greg Laurie. Listen to the Greg Laurie Podcast Become a Harvest PartnerSupport the show: https://harvest.org/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When the world collapses into chaos, how should the Christian respond? Is it possible to find a hiding place that serves as a spiritual fortress when everything else is shaken? In the face of increasing evil, how do we move beyond simple survival to a life of overflowing obedience?In this episode, Tracie and Abigail explore the life of Corrie ten Boom and the biblical mandate to give "so much the more." From the secret room in Haarlem to the horrors of Ravensbrück, Corrie's life demonstrates that the answer to our season's question, When War Comes, is not to retreat. Instead, we find the call of the Christian is to do more—to keep serving, keep loving, and keep standing for Christ until the very end.If you know of someone who can be helped by listening to the Abundant Living Podcast, please share this episode with them. Please let us know what you think by rating and reviewing this podcast in your podcasting app! We love hearing from our listeners, whether through comments on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠or messaging us on our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠christianladiesfellowship.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You may also apply to be a part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our private Facebook group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, but be sure to answer all the questions and agree to the group rules when you click to join.You can also email Tracie directly at tburns@immanueljax.org. Thank you for being part of this uplifting and encouraging community of ladies who want to live abundantly for the Lord!

Nous sommes le 22 avril 1943, à Paris, au pied de la statue de Molière, rue de Richelieu, près de la Comédie française. C'est ce jour-là que Nelly Mousset-Vos est arrêtée par la gestapo, suite à une trahison. Trois ans plus tôt, la cantatrice belge s'était engagée dans la Résistance. Le 22 avril '43, elle revenait d'une mission dans le sud de la France. Après un passage à la prison de Fresnes, elle est envoyée à celle de Saint-Gilles, avant sa déportation à la prison de Kreuzburg, en Haute-Silésie, puis à Ravensbrück, à 80 kilomètres de Berlin. C'est dans ce camp de concentration réservé aux femmes que Nelly rencontre, un soir de Noël, Nadine Hwang, fille d'un diplomate chinois. Les deux femmes tombent amoureuses. Un amour en enfer. En mars 1945, c'est la séparation, Nelly est envoyée à Mauthausen, en Autriche. Elle et Nadine échapperont à la mort. Elles se retrouveront à Bruxelles, après la fin de la guerre et prendront le chemin de l'exil, s'installant au Venezuela, où elles resteront près de 20 ans avant de revenir en Belgique. Cantatrice, résistante, amoureuse, Nelly Mousset-Vos a écrit sur ce parcours sombre et lumineux, à la fois : des mémoires par bribes, un journal inachevé. Il a fallu l'intérêt d'un documentariste suédois et l'affection de sa petite-fille pour redonner vie à cette histoire. Avec Sylvie Bianchi-Vos. « Ravie au monde – journal 1943-1945 » ; éd. Les Léonides. Sujets traités : Nelly Mousset-Vos,cantatrice, résistante,amoureuse , Nadine Hwang,Mauthausen, Merci pour votre écoute Un Jour dans l'Histoire, c'est également en direct tous les jours de la semaine de 13h15 à 14h30 sur www.rtbf.be/lapremiere Retrouvez tous les épisodes d'Un Jour dans l'Histoire sur notre plateforme Auvio.be :https://auvio.rtbf.be/emission/5936 Intéressés par l'histoire ? Vous pourriez également aimer nos autres podcasts : L'Histoire Continue: https://audmns.com/kSbpELwL'heure H : https://audmns.com/YagLLiKEt sa version à écouter en famille : La Mini Heure H https://audmns.com/YagLLiKAinsi que nos séries historiques :Chili, le Pays de mes Histoires : https://audmns.com/XHbnevhD-Day : https://audmns.com/JWRdPYIJoséphine Baker : https://audmns.com/wCfhoEwLa folle histoire de l'aviation : https://audmns.com/xAWjyWCLes Jeux Olympiques, l'étonnant miroir de notre Histoire : https://audmns.com/ZEIihzZMarguerite, la Voix d'une Résistante : https://audmns.com/zFDehnENapoléon, le crépuscule de l'Aigle : https://audmns.com/DcdnIUnUn Jour dans le Sport : https://audmns.com/xXlkHMHSous le sable des Pyramides : https://audmns.com/rXfVppvN'oubliez pas de vous y abonner pour ne rien manquer.Et si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Share a commentWhen life feels like a maze of sudden turns and steep drops, gaining a higher view can change everything. We explore Romans 8:28 with clear eyes, refusing to flatten pain or force a tidy bow on tragedy. Instead, we look at how a sovereign God weaves dark threads into a design we may not see yet, and how that promise strengthens real people to grieve honestly, act bravely, and forgive beyond reason.We begin by clearing away common misuses: this promise does not explain evil, erase sorrow, reward passivity, or guarantee ease. From there, we dig into what Paul actually says. “We know” rests on God's word, not on quick results. “God causes” announces His active involvement when our strength fails. “All things” insists on a synergy that may take a lifetime to surface, aimed at one goal: being shaped into the likeness of Christ.Along the way, stories bring the doctrine to life. George Whitefield's winter coat and unexpected guineas offer a flash of providence that encourages without setting false timelines. Corrie and Betsie ten Boom model courage inside Ravensbrück, where fleas—of all things—become a shelter for worship and Scripture. Their legacy of seeing even brutal guards as broken souls in need of love pushes us to imagine forgiveness we never thought possible. We close with a father's raw confession after losing his son, and his shipyard image that helps us hold both mystery and hope: a single steel plate sinks alone, but the finished vessel floats.If you're ready for a grounded, compassionate take on Romans 8:28—one that honors tears, calls you to action, and steadies your trust—this conversation is for you. Listen, share it with someone carrying a heavy thread, and leave a review to help others find a higher view.Support the show

Share a commentWhen life feels like a maze of sudden turns and steep drops, gaining a higher view can change everything. We explore Romans 8:28 with clear eyes, refusing to flatten pain or force a tidy bow on tragedy. Instead, we look at how a sovereign God weaves dark threads into a design we may not see yet, and how that promise strengthens real people to grieve honestly, act bravely, and forgive beyond reason.We begin by clearing away common misuses: this promise does not explain evil, erase sorrow, reward passivity, or guarantee ease. From there, we dig into what Paul actually says. “We know” rests on God's word, not on quick results. “God causes” announces His active involvement when our strength fails. “All things” insists on a synergy that may take a lifetime to surface, aimed at one goal: being shaped into the likeness of Christ.Along the way, stories bring the doctrine to life. George Whitefield's winter coat and unexpected guineas offer a flash of providence that encourages without setting false timelines. Corrie and Betsie ten Boom model courage inside Ravensbrück, where fleas—of all things—become a shelter for worship and Scripture. Their legacy of seeing even brutal guards as broken souls in need of love pushes us to imagine forgiveness we never thought possible. We close with a father's raw confession after losing his son, and his shipyard image that helps us hold both mystery and hope: a single steel plate sinks alone, but the finished vessel floats.If you're ready for a grounded, compassionate take on Romans 8:28—one that honors tears, calls you to action, and steadies your trust—this conversation is for you. Listen, share it with someone carrying a heavy thread, and leave a review to help others find a higher view.Support the show

Myriam Spira « L'envol de la mémoire » (Grasset) Betty, résistante, a vingt et un ans lorsqu'elle est arrêtée à Bruges, en mars 1942, pour avoir dissimulé un poste émetteur clandestin. Elle est déportée au camp de Ravensbrück puis de Mauthausen. Joseph, juif et résistant, est arrêté quelques mois plus tard, Gare du Midi à Bruxelles, et déporté à Auschwitz-Birkenau. C'est après leur libération, à bord d'un train de la Croix-Rouge, que Betty et Joseph se rencontrent. Cinq enfants grandissent dans l'ombre de ce couple singulier, beau et meurtri. Cinq enfants pour reconstruire une famille décimée, celle de Joseph, dont le père et les quatre frères et soeurs ont été assassinés dans les camps. Petite, Myriam Spira écoutait ses parents raconter : la faim, le froid, les souffrances, la douleur des expériences médicales. Mais aussi leur combat pour la vie, l'espoir de retrouver une existence normale. Cet héritage douloureux imprègne l'âme des enfants qui connaîtront le mal-être existentiel, et la difficulté à devenir parents à leur tour. Autant de symptômes d'une transmission souvent indicible. Myriam Spira nous offre le récit rare d'une " deuxième génération ", l'histoire de sa vie déportée dans les souvenirs de ses parents, mais aussi de sa reconstruction : à quarante-six ans, grâce à une volonté féroce, elle obtient sa licence de pilote privé et part seule survoler les camps, pour comprendre, maintenant adulte. Et raconter à son tour. Un récit bouleversant.Musique : Idan Raichal « Le rêve des autres »Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Corrie's Reflections: A Journey of Justice — From the River to the MountainThis week's service was something different—and deeply moving. Instead of a traditional sermon, we welcomed guest speaker Olive Horning, who shared Corrie's Reflections, a first-person portrayal of the life and witness of Corrie ten Boom.Through story, memory, and testimony, Olive invites us to step into Corrie's world: a quiet Dutch home transformed by war, courage, sacrifice, and an unwavering trust in God. As we listen, we encounter a faith forged not in comfort, but in resistance—one that chose to shelter the persecuted, speak truth in the face of evil, and cling to hope even in the darkness of Ravensbrück concentration camp.Corrie's Reflections is not a performance for entertainment, but a witness meant to be received. It bears testimony to a God who is present in suffering, faithful in impossible circumstances, and able to bring light even through fear, loss, and human weakness. Corrie's story reminds us that God's love truly is deeper than the deepest pit—and that ordinary people, relying on extraordinary grace, can become instruments of mercy and courage.Olive also shares her own story of being called to carry Corrie's witness forward, offering a gentle reminder that God often uses gifts we did not expect, in ways we could not have planned, for purposes far greater than ourselves.✨ We invite you to listen prayerfully to this special episode, allowing Corrie's story—and the God revealed through it—to speak to your heart, stir your faith, and renew your hope. Support the show

Antonella Romeo"La ragazza con la fisarmonica"Esther BéjaranoDall'orchestra di Auschwitz alla musica RapEdizioni Seb27www.seb27.itA cura di Antonella Romeo. Prefazione di Bruno Maida. Allegato DVD "Esther che suonava la fisarmonica nell'orchestra di Auschwitz", regia di Elena Valsania (Felìz)lunedì 26 Gennaio 2026 - 21:00Mondovì, Cinema-Teatro BarettiLa ragazza con la fisarmonicaDall'orchestra di Auschwitz alla musica RapCon la proiezione del film documentario: Esther che suonava la fisarmonica nell'orchestra di AuschwitzIntervengono:Antonella Romeo (curatrice del volume) dialoga con Elena Valsania (regista del film documentario allegato al volume)Interviene alla fisarmonica Manuela Almonte.mercoledì 28 Gennaio 2026 - 17:00Moncalieri, Biblioteca Civica “Antonio ArduinoLa ragazza con la fisarmonicaDall'orchestra di Auschwitz alla musica RapCon la proiezione di un estratto dal film documentario: Esther che suonava la fisarmonica nell'orchestra di AuschwitzIntervengono: Giuseppe Bonfratello (Centro di documentazione “Antonio Labriola”), Antonella Parigi (assessora alla Cultura Città di Moncalieri), Marco Prina (presidente Anpi Moncalieri), Antonella Romeo (curatrice del volume), Elena Valsania (regista del film documentario allegato al volume)Esther è un'artista, una donna del Novecento, libera nel suo protagonismo femminile praticato più che rivendicato. Lei che ha perso o abbandonato più patrie, ha ricominciato più vite sempre fondate sulla musica, sull'antifascismo e sull'amore verso la famiglia e gli amici disposti a condividere con lei le battaglie politiche contro l'intolleranza, la discriminazione, l'esclusione. Questi valori e queste presenze scandiscono il suo racconto: l'infanzia nella Saarland; la deportazione ad Auschwitz e a Ravensbrück, l'emigrazione in Palestina dopo la Liberazione; le nuove discriminazioni subite personalmente in Israele e quelle sofferte dalla popolazione araba, con la quale sperava si volesse costruire insieme il nuovo stato; il ritorno in Germania nel 1960, nella terra che era stata quella dei nazisti che l'avevano perseguitata e che le avevano ucciso i genitori e la sorella; la ripresa della sua attività artistica, quella musica che l'aveva salvata da Auschwitz, intrecciata all'impegno politico. Dalle memorie alle parole di una lunga intervista in cui Esther, consapevole che testimoniare è soprattutto progettare il futuro, ci ricorda che in un mondo pur in continua trasformazione i valori dell'antifascismo e della tolleranza rimangono profondamente attuali e moderni.Esther Loewy Béjarano, nata nel 1924 in Germania, in una famiglia di musicisti di origine ebraica. Deportata ad Auschwitz è messa a suonare nell'orchestra femminile del Lager. Trasferita al campo di Ravensbrück viene impiegata nella manovalanza coatta alla Siemens. Dopo la Liberazione emigra in Palestina. In Israele lavora come cantante e insegnante di musica.  Nel 1960, in dissenso con la politica israeliana, decide di tornare in Germania con il marito Nissim e con i figli Edna e Joram. Ad Amburgo insieme ad altri ex perseguitati fonda l'Auschwitz Komitee Deutschland. Tuttora attiva come cantante con il gruppo Coincidence, creato dalla figlia Edna nel 1988, e più recentemente anche con il gruppo rap Microphone Mafia e il jazz accordionist Gianni Coscia. Il suo repertorio spazia da Brecht a Theodorakis, dai testi contemporanei di denuncia sociale ai canti yiddish tradizionali e della Resistenza.  Così Esther porta presso i più giovani la sua testimonianza di artista e di sopravvissuta, cantando per la pace, la libertà e l'eguaglianza.Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.it/

Send us a textThis episode recommended for those 16 and older. This episode covers the brave relationship between Margarete and Milena, when imprisoned in the Ravensbrück concentration camp during WW2 and how those in same-sex relationships were viewed in Germany. The author of their story, Gwen Strauss, also shares details about the only all-women concentration camp and the worsening conditions with time. Gwen Strauss is a New York Times bestselling author and poet, whose titles include Trail of Stones, The Night Shimmy, Ruth and the Green Book, The Hiding Game, and The Nine, a work of historical non-fiction, released in 2021 and sold to seventeen countries, as well as being under option for a TV series. This episode we'll discuss her most recent historical non-fiction, Milena and Margarete, A Love Story in Ravensbrück, which Publisher's Weekly described as “a propulsive recounting of a powerful love.” Strauss lives in Southern France and works as the Executive Director of the Dora Maar House, an artist residency program and cultural center. Ms. Strauss's website: link here or www.gwenstrauss.com.Book link: Link at MacMillan.As mentioned this podcast series has two other episodes that detail the important and "power" of the arts in the WW2 concentration camps. Those episodes are:1) The Women of Terezin, Jan 2024 and 2) Viktor Ullman: Music and a Will to Live During the Holocaust, Aug 2022. I am also pleased to announce my podcasts about Amalia Kussner resulted in her biography titled: The Miniature Painter Revealed: Amalia Kussner's Pursuit of Fame and Fortune. See my website, for online links to purchase (www.kathleenlangone.com).Kathleen's social media: Instagram/Threads: @phihpod, Facebook: Kathleen Langone Author.

What makes ordinary people do extraordinary things? In this episode of Remarkable People, bestselling author and historian Lynne Olson joins Guy Kawasaki to uncover the powerful story behind The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück—a true account of courage, solidarity, and resistance inside Hitler's largest concentration camp for women.Through her signature storytelling, Olson shares how a group of French women banded together to defy the Nazis and protect one another in the darkest of times—and why their legacy still speaks to us today.---Guy Kawasaki is on a mission to make you remarkable. His Remarkable People podcast features interviews with remarkable people such as Jane Goodall, Marc Benioff, Woz, Kristi Yamaguchi, and Bob Cialdini. Every episode will make you more remarkable.With his decades of experience in Silicon Valley as a Venture Capitalist and advisor to the top entrepreneurs in the world, Guy's questions come from a place of curiosity and passion for technology, start-ups, entrepreneurship, and marketing. If you love society and culture, documentaries, and business podcasts, take a second to follow Remarkable People.Listeners of the Remarkable People podcast will learn from some of the most successful people in the world with practical tips and inspiring stories that will help you be more remarkable.Episodes of Remarkable People organized by topic: https://bit.ly/rptopologyListen to Remarkable People here: **https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/guy-kawasakis-remarkable-people/id1483081827**Like this show? Please leave us a review -- even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter handle so we can thank you personally!Thank you for your support; it helps the show!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this special episode of the Bill Press Pod, Bill interviews historian and author Lynne Olson at The Hill Center in Washington DC. Olson discusses her latest book, 'The Sisterhood of Ravensbruck,' which tells the incredible story of French women in the Resistance who were imprisoned in the Nazis' only all-female concentration camp, Ravensbruck. The conversation highlights the women's bravery, resilience, and defiance under horrific conditions. Olson also shares insights about post-war recognition and controversies surrounding these women's contributions. Additionally, she touches on her book 'Empress of the Nile,' detailing the efforts of Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt to save ancient Egyptian temples. We hope you enjoy this captivating discussion that shines a light on these underrecognized heroines of history.The two books mentioned in detail are: The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück: How an Intrepid Band of Frenchwomen Resisted the Nazis in Hitler's All-Female Concentration Camp. You can buy here.Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from DestructionYou can buy here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How can gratitude transform your perspective—even in the hardest times?In this Thanksgiving message, Jim Revelle, a chaplain serving Nussbaum Transportation through Corporate Chaplains of America, shares powerful stories of faith, resilience, and thankfulness.Jim begins with a personal account of his father's World War II experience—being rescued from a sinking ship after a kamikaze attack—and draws parallels to spiritual rescue and salvation. He also discusses his own practice of keeping a gratitude journal, filled with hundreds of daily entries throughout the year.The centerpiece of his message is the inspiring story of Betsy and Corrie Ten Boom, Dutch sisters imprisoned in Ravensbrück concentration camp for hiding Jews during WWII. Despite horrific conditions, including flea infestations in their barracks, the sisters chose to give thanks for everything—even the fleas. That gratitude ultimately protected their secret Bible study meetings from guard interference.Jim encourages listeners to find gratitude even in difficult circumstances, reminding us that God can work through challenges for greater purposes. He concludes with a heartfelt prayer for the Nussbaum community, emphasizing divine mercy, grace, and care for each individual.Press play to hear this uplifting message and discover how gratitude can change your life!FROM TODAY'S PODCAST• Guest: Jim Revelle, Corporate Chaplains of AmericaLET'S CONNECT• Visit us online at terminalexchange.org • Follow The Terminal Exchange on social media! • Facebook• Instagram • XABOUT NUSSBAUM Employee-Owned, Purpose Driven | Nussbaum is an industry-leader in over-the-road freight transportation. For more information on our award-winning services and top-paying driver careers, visit nussbaum.com or nussbaumjobs.com.

“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:18 KJV) We have so much to be thankful for, it can be difficult to know where to start offering our praise and gratitude to our heavenly Father. Certainly, we all have stories of how God came through for us during a major crisis in our life. But there are countless “minor” blessings that we enjoy every day that shouldn’t go unnoticed—or unmentioned in our prayers of thankfulness. In her remarkable book The Hiding Place, Corrie ten Boom relates an amazing story about the importance of being thankful. Corrie and her sister Betsie were held in a concentration camp known as Ravensbrück, where they lived in barracks that were plagued by fleas. Fleas were everywhere—in their beds, in their clothes, in their hair, and on their bodies. One day Betsie told Corrie that they needed to give thanks for the fleas. Corrie thought Betsie had gone too far. She couldn’t imagine thanking God for fleas. But Betsie insisted, reminding her sister that the Bible says, “In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you” (1 Thessalonians 5:18 KJV). Still, Corrie didn’t want to thank God for the fleas. But as it turned out, Corrie and Betsie were trying to reach the other women in their barracks with the message of the gospel. They had been holding Bible studies, which was forbidden in the camp. They found out later that because of the fleas, the guards would not go into their barracks. That allowed the sisters to hold their Bible studies with no fear of being discovered. As a result, they had the freedom to minister to their fellow prisoners. One obvious takeaway from this story is that God can use even fleas to accomplish His work. A less obvious takeaway is that we should do a major expansion of our concept of things to give thanks for. If the Bible said, “In some things give thanks,” I would say, “No problem there!” But it says, “In every thing give thanks.” And that’s not an easy thing to do. We’re conditioned to say thank you for things that obviously benefit us. We treat gratitude as part of a transaction. You do something nice for me, and I say something nice to you. But that’s not what God is looking for. That’s not what the apostle Paul is saying in 1 Thessalonians 5:18. God wants us to maintain a spirit of thankfulness that isn’t dimmed when things don’t go our way. He wants us to recognize the endless supply of things we can and should be grateful for. The verse doesn’t say we should give thanks for every thing; it says we should give thanks in every thing. We don’t have to be glad or thankful that tragedies occur. But we can be thankful that, in spite of the tragedy, God is still on the throne, and He is still in control of all circumstances that surround our lives. Reflection question: What common, daily blessings are you thankful for? Discuss Today's Devo in Harvest Discipleship! — The audio production of the podcast "Greg Laurie: Daily Devotions" utilizes Generative AI technology. This allows us to deliver consistent, high-quality content while preserving Harvest's mission to "know God and make Him known." All devotional content is written and owned by Pastor Greg Laurie. Listen to the Greg Laurie Podcast Become a Harvest PartnerSupport the show: https://harvest.org/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Entre las filas de las temibles SS Totenkopfverbände, la división más despiadada y encargada de los campos de exterminio, se encontraban guardias femeninas cuyo destino estaba sellado por su lealtad ciega al Reich y su devoción por Adolf Hitler. El 13 de diciembre de 1945, en la prisión de Hamelín, Irma Grese enfrentó su destino final. En un frío amanecer, fue conducida al patíbulo, escoltada por soldados aliados. A pesar de su juventud, su rostro no mostraba arrepentimiento. Vestida con un sencillo uniforme de prisión, subió los escalones de la horca con una calma que heló la sangre de los presentes. El verdugo ajustó la soga alrededor de su cuello mientras un silencio sepulcral envolvía la sala. Tras la liberación de Stutthof, muchas de las guardias intentaron escapar, conscientes de que sus crímenes no quedarían impunes. Entre las acusadas se encontraba Jenny-Wanda Barkmann, apodada "la bella bestia", conocida por su sadismo y crueldad, quien fue condenada a muerte junto a varias de sus compañeras. Cuando los Aliados liberaron los campos de concentración, capturaron a muchas de las guardias femeninas de las SS en los mismos lugares donde operaban. Muchos miembros de las SS fueron ejecutados por los soviéticos al liberar los campos, mientras que otros fueron enviados a gulags. Solo unas pocas guardias femeninas enfrentaron juicios, principalmente en procesos como los de Auschwitz, Ravensbrück, Stutthof y Majdanek. El brutal final que muchas guardias femeninas de las SS enfrentaron bajo control soviético se ejemplificó en Stutthof. Stutthof fue el primer campo de concentración construido fuera de Alemania, situado cerca del pueblo de Stutthof, ahora Sztutowo, en la Polonia ocupada. Inicialmente diseñado como un campo de internamiento civil para prisioneros políticos polacos, evolucionó rápidamente en un sitio de trabajos forzados y asesinatos en masa a medida que avanzaba la guerra. Operativo hasta su liberación por las fuerzas soviéticas el nueve de mayo de mil novecientos cuarenta y cinco, se estima que entre sesenta y tres mil y sesenta y cinco mil prisioneros murieron allí debido a una combinación de ejecuciones, hambre, enfermedades y condiciones de vida brutalmente inhumanas. Las condiciones de vida en Stutthof eran, por decirlo suavemente, horrendas. Los prisioneros estaban hacinados en barracas superpobladas, con refugio inadecuado y casi sin calefacción, especialmente durante los inviernos severos. Las barracas eran insalubres, infestadas de alimañas y sin ventilación adecuada. Las raciones de comida eran mínimas, consistiendo principalmente en sopa aguada y pan duro, lo que llevaba a una malnutrición generalizada y hambruna. Muchos prisioneros sufrían enfermedades debilitantes, como el tifus, que azotó el campo durante los inviernos de mil novecientos cuarenta y dos y mil novecientos cuarenta y cuatro, exacerbadas por la falta de atención médica y las condiciones insalubres.

====================================================SUSCRIBETEhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNpffyr-7_zP1x1lS89ByaQ?sub_confirmation=1======a==============================================DEVOCIÓN   MATUTINA PARA ADULTOS 2025“CON JESÚS HOY”Narrado por: Exyomara AvilaDesde: Bogotá, ColombiaUna cortesía de DR'Ministries y Canaan Seventh-Day Adventist Church ===================|| www.drministries.org ||===================17 de NoviembreExpatriados protegidos«Entonces los justos le responderán diciendo: "Señor, ¿cuándo te vimos forastero y te recogimos?"> (Mat. 25: 36-37).John Weidner es un referente histórico en el Campus Adventista de Collonges-sous-Salève (Francia) donde he tenido el privilegio de enseñar durante muchos años.Habiendo vivido su juventud en esa zona, situada muy cerca de la frontera suiza, y siendo muy atrevido, el joven John conocía con todo detalle la región del Salève.En 1940, cuando las fuerzas nazis invadieron Francia, Bélgica, Luxemburgo y los Países Bajos, John organizó con un grupo de parientes, amigos y simpatizantes, entre los que se encontraban varios empleados, profesores y estudiantes del colegio adventista, una red de enlaces y «guías de montaña» para ayudar a fugitivos, sobre todo judíos, a escapar de los horrores de la guerra.Así, en cinco años, y con la ayuda de cientos de combatientes de la Resistencia, consiguió llevar a salvo desde Francia y Holanda a Suiza y a España a más de ochocientos judíos, la mayoría niños, y a más de doscientos aviadores, combatientes de la Resistencia o refugiados.Arrestado varias veces, siempre logró escapar, hasta que fue encarcelado y torturado, siendo salvado in extremis por un juez simpatizante de la Resistencia. Su hermana Gabrielle, sin embargo, fue detenida un sábado durante el servicio de culto, denunciada junto con otros ciento cuarenta miembros de la red Dutch-París por alguien sometido a tortura, y moriría de desnutrición en el campo de concentración de Ravensbrück, pocos días después de ser liberada por las tropas soviéticas.En 1962 el periodista estadounidense Herbert Ford hizo pública la historia de ese héroe en el libro Flee the captor. Entre muchas otras distinciones, en 1978 el Estado de Israel le rindió homenaje incluyéndolo en la lista de los «Justos entre las Naciones». En 1993 el Atlantic Union College (Massachusetts, EE. UU.) erigió en su honor el Centro y Museo Weidner para el Cultivo del Espíritu Altruista.Al explicar por qué arriesgó tantas veces su vida para salvar a otros, dijo lo siguiente: «De mi padre, de mi familia y de mi iglesia aprendí que la decisión más importante que podemos tomar los humanos es la voluntad de amar, respetar y tratar a nuestro prójimo como desearíamos ser amados, respetados y tratados. Soy testigo del trato bárbaramente inhumano contra los judíos por parte de los nazis. Tuve que presenciar cómo uno de ellos arrancaba a un bebé de los brazos de su madre y le estampaba el cráneo contra un muro. Eso me dio aún más fuerzas para seguir el ejemplo de Cristo y con su ayuda hacer lo que estuviera de mi parte para salvar tantas vidas como fuera posible».Señor, dame esa fuerza. 

Presented by Julie Busteed I've been looking at what it takes to build healthy relationships. And I've saved the best for last: forgiveness. This verse in Matthew always catches me short. For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins (Matthew 6:14-15). I need to take to heart this command! Relationships are living, growing things because they involve people who are growing and changing. And because you are human, there will be times when words are spoken or actions are taken that hurt someone in the relationship. You and I need to forgive others and also ask for forgiveness—things that are not easy to do, except through the power of the Holy Spirit. But wait—there's more! Jesus said we should love our enemies. I look at Jesus' example of laying down his life for you and me. When he was on the cross, suffering, he forgave those who crucified him. Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do (Luke 23:34). That's the ultimate in forgiving your enemies. It really seems quite impossible, doesn't it? Jesus was fully God and fully man. But I don't think that excuses you or me to forgive even our enemies. Corrie Ten Boom and her family helped many Jewish people escape the Nazi's in WW2. As a result, she was arrested and sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp. She survived and wrote books and spoke about her experience. Corrie recounts the following as she was speaking about forgiveness at a church in Munich in 1947: Afterward, I saw him—a man moving toward me through the crowd. I recognized him instantly: a former guard from Ravensbrück, the concentration camp where my sister Betsie and I had been imprisoned for hiding Jews. He approached me, now dressed in civilian clothes, and said, “A fine message, Fräulein. How good it is to know that all our sins are at the bottom of the sea.” Then he extended his hand. “I was a guard at Ravensbrück. I've become a Christian, and I know God has forgiven me, but I would like to hear it from you. Will you forgive me?” I stood frozen, remembering Betsie's suffering and death. Forgive him? I could not. Yet I knew Jesus' words: “If you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive yours.” Forgiveness is not a feeling—it's an act of the will. So, I prayed silently, “Jesus, help me. I can lift my hand; You supply the feeling.” Mechanically, I reached out—and as I did, a current seemed to pass from my shoulder to our joined hands. A warmth filled my heart. “I forgive you, brother,” I said, “with all my heart.” In that moment, I felt God's love more deeply than ever before.[1] May you and I be obedient and lift our hands and trust God to fill us with his love. --- [1] Corrie Ten Boom, Sherrill, E., & Sherrill, J. L. (2008). The hiding place. Chosen Books.

For the first time, Berlin's Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district has fined a landlord for charging exploitative rent—190% above the legal limit set by the local rental index, or Mietspiegel, which applies in areas with particularly strained housing markets. The tenant now has the opportunity to sue for a refund of €22,264.08 in overpaid rent. Berlin is set to become significantly greener over the next 15 years, with a plan to plant hundreds of thousands of new trees across the city. This ambitious initiative stems from a draft law jointly developed by the CDU and SPD coalition parties in collaboration with the citizens' initiative BaumEntscheid. Nettelbeckplatz in Berlin-Mitte has officially been renamed Martha-Ndumbe-Platz, honoring a Berlin-born woman of Cameroonian and German descent who was deported to Ravensbrück concentration camp in 1944 and died there in early 1945. The renaming replaces Joachim Nettelbeck, a former slave ship officer and colonial advocate. Berlin's population is growing faster than anticipated, with projections now suggesting the city could surpass four million residents by 2036. While Berlin has seen steady growth in recent decades, it still hasn't reached its historical peak of around 4.4 million, recorded just before or during World War II. Interestingly, the city has the lowest birth rate in Germany, meaning this growth is driven almost entirely by immigration. By 2040, an estimated 109,000 new residents are expected to arrive, reshaping the city's demographic landscape. Listen to Konrad's podcast Megan's Megacan here: https://megansmegacan.com/ Join Izzy Choksey's Political Walking Tour to learn about Berlin as a colonial city: https://www.theleftberlin.com/events/political-walking-tour-berlin-as-a-colonial-city/ Subscribe here to Dan's new podcast: CERTAIN FUTURES https://certain-futures.podigee.io/ Support Radio Spaetkauf with a Steady membership or one time donation: https://www.radiospaetkauf.com/donate/

We have an admitted fixation on women who are spies. This episode focuses on women in WW2 who put it all on the line to fight fascism…and defeat Nazis. Not all of these women were spies, but some were. Some of these women are decorated heroines. Some were executed. Some had to keep their achievements a secret for many years. Some were very young. All of them were absolute badasses! Ever heard of Ravensbrück? It was one of the largest women's concentration camps and neither of us had ever heard of it!! Well now we have and so have you! https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/ravensbrueck**(CW: this episode briefly discusses rape as a weapon of war)Below are the other episodes where we discuss women who were mostly non military that furthered the cause via spying, tricking, and dangerous things having pockets… be inspired ;)Ep 20 - Spies Like Us https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ZzV5EfTuBIbpBVUZyF9MWEp 26 - Spy Bitches of the Revolution https://open.spotify.com/episode/5jyo0DubkDKCF1Ss6aRLubEp 50 - Civil War Lady Spieshttps://open.spotify.com/episode/5PWDqYDkqpF9gUMNul67YGEp 70 - The Hidden Women of the Revolutionary Warhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/0Hqq6syGSlNThDawnw972vEp 71 - Women of the French Revolution - they weren't just at home making cheese, Pierre!https://open.spotify.com/episode/4RDIiwR85fm6xzrTk1zk0PEp 88 - the Real Housewives of the Revolution https://open.spotify.com/episode/46AK34dMhC8RvW5fzLy3JREp 95 - the Ladies Behind the Plot that Tricked Hitler https://open.spotify.com/episode/13ftY6LstQXmnBIxe1cxPP++++++++++Blog: https://kellymcclain.blogspot.com/2025/08/women-who-kicked-nazi-ass-nancy-wake.htmlEmail: heybitches@bitchstory.netWe insert zero ads and have no subscription fees. If you'd like to contribute to our work here at Bitchstory, we'd be thrilled to receive your financial support so we can keep going and maybe actually not be in the red.Our venmo is @bitchstory THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!

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When Evil Arises ReCreate Church | Michael Shockley | July 27, 2025---------- EPISODE SUMMARY What do you do when it feels like evil is winning and God is nowhere to be found? Through the dramatic story of Esther chapter 3, Michael Shockley introduces us to one of history's most dangerous villains - Haman the Agagite. From a 500-year-old blood feud to a genocidal plot that threatened to eliminate all Jewish people, discover how God works behind the scenes even when His name isn't mentioned. Learn from the inspiring story of Corrie ten Boom and her Nazi concentration camp experience that sometimes what looks like abandonment is actually God's protection. When darkness seems to triumph, remember this truth: the Cross looked like defeat, but Sunday was already on the schedule. Core Message: Evil may rise, but God is already writing the rescue. ---------- KEY TOPICS COVERED Opening Stories: Death and Faith - The loss of cultural icons from the 80s and 90s - Malcolm Jamal Warner's Christian faith and peaceful character - Hulk Hogan's recent baptism and testimony about Jesus - Ozzy Osborne's reported possible deathbed conversion to Christianity - How unexpected people can embrace the Gospel Meet the Villain: Haman the Agagite - Haman's promotion to Grand Vizier, the king's highest official - His possession of the king's signet ring and ultimate authority - The epitome of someone who clawed and connived for power - His demand for everyone to bow and pay homage to him Mordecai's Refusal to Bow - Religious convictions about not engaging in false worship - The danger of making idols out of people or political systems - Standing up to insufferable, grandstanding leadership - A quiet act of conscience rooted in faith in a Greater King The Ancient Blood Feud - Haman as descendant of Agag, king of the Amalekites - The Amalekites' history of unprovoked attacks against Israel - God's judgment through King Saul and the Prophet Samuel - King Saul's disobedience in sparing King Agag - Mordecai as a relative or likely descendant of King Saul from the tribe of Benjamin The Genocidal Plot - Haman's plan to exterminate all Jews in the Persian Empire - The empire's scope from India to Ethiopia, Greece to Caucasus Mountains - The financial incentive offered (equivalent to $200 million today) - The casting of lots (Pur) to determine the timing - How God influenced the lots to fall nearly a year later What It Looks Like vs. What's Really Happening - Evil rising vs. God writing the rescue - Haman in charge vs. God in control - Mordecai defiant vs. God faithful - Haman controlling calendar vs. God ordaining timing - King passive vs. King of Heaven active - God silent vs. God sovereign - Jews doomed vs. deliverers already in place The Corrie ten Boom Story - Dutch watchmaker's family hiding Jews during Holocaust - Arrest and imprisonment at Ravensbrück concentration camp - The flea-infested Barracks 28 that seemed like abandonment - How the fleas kept guards away, allowing Bible studies and worship - God using the very thing that seemed like punishment as protection ---------- MEMORABLE QUOTES "People get all bent out of shape when God doesn't do something to stop evil. And when God does something to stop evil, people get all bent out of shape." "Haman thought he was picking the best time for genocide. In truth, God picked the perfect time for rescue." "There is a big difference between what it looks like and what's really happening." "The Cross looked like defeat. The Tomb looked like the end. But Sunday was already on the schedule." ---------- BIBLICAL FOUNDATION - Primary Text: Esther 3:1-6, 7, 15 - Supporting Texts: 1 Samuel 15 (Saul and the Amalekites), 1 Thessalonians 5:18 - Key Theme: God's sovereignty working through human evil for ultimate good - Historical Context: Ancient blood feud between Amalekites and Jews - Forward Connection: Preservation of Jesus' lineage through Jewish survival ---------- PRACTICAL APPLICATION When You Feel Evil Is Winning: - Remember there's a difference between what it looks like and what's really happening - Trust that God is writing the rescue even when you can't see it - Don't assume God is absent just because circumstances are difficult - Call on God and ask Him to show Himself strong When Wrong People Seem to Be in Power: - Avoid making idols out of political systems or leaders - Practice quiet acts of conscience rooted in faith - Remember that human authority is temporary, God's authority is eternal - Stand up for your convictions even when it's unpopular When You Face Systematic Evil or Persecution: - Trust that God can use even the worst circumstances for protection - Look for opportunities to minister and share faith even in dark places - Remember that what seems like abandonment might be God's provision - Hold onto hope that deliverance is coming even when you can't see how When You're Tempted to Compromise Your Faith: - Follow Mordecai's example of quiet resistance based on conviction - Don't bow to pressure when it conflicts with worship of the true God - Understand that standing for truth may bring persecution - Trust that God sees your faithfulness even when others don't When You Question God's Timing: - Remember that God ordains timing even when humans think they control it - Trust that delays in justice don't mean God isn't working - Understand that God may be positioning people and circumstances for rescue - Wait on God's perfect timing rather than demanding immediate action ---------- THE ULTIMATE INVITATION On the surface, it may seem like evil is winning and God is on vacation. But underneath it all, God is at work, quietly putting the pieces together for a rescue nobody sees coming. The Cross looked like defeat. The Tomb looked like the end. But Sunday was already on the schedule. When evil rises, when darkness closes its grip, when life itches and bites and burns and stings, don't assume God is absent. Even fleas and wicked decrees become a part of His rescue. Do you see evil around you? Are you wondering where God is? Call on Him. Ask Him to show Himself strong. ---------- CONNECT WITH RECREATE CHURCH - Website: recreatechurch.org - Support the Ministry: Give through the Tithe.ly app or offering boxes ---------- Remember: God's fingerprints are all over your story even when His name isn't mentioned. The Unseen Hand of God is at work, writing your rescue before evil even makes its move.

La historia de Nadine Hwang Brouta no se habría conocido sin el proyecto Stolpersteine. Esta mujer madrileña de origen chino belga, fue una de las víctimas del nazismo que estuvo recluida en el campo de concentración de Ravensbrück donde conoció a Nelly Mousset-Vos, otra presa de la que se enamoró. Y en aquel mundo de horror, triunfó el amor. La investigación, historia y homenaje de estas dos mujeres no hubiese sido posible sin Isabel Martínez y Jesús Rodríguez, un matrimonio de jubilados que lleva varios años colaborando en el proyecto Stolpersteine: pequeños monumentos que recuerdan a las personas deportadas o asesinadas por los nazis. 

La historia de Nadine Hwang Brouta no se habría conocido sin el proyecto Stolpersteine. Esta mujer madrileña de origen chino belga, fue una de las víctimas del nazismo que estuvo recluida en el campo de concentración de Ravensbrück donde conoció a Nelly Mousset-Vos, otra presa de la que se enamoró. Y en aquel mundo de horror, triunfó el amor. La investigación, historia y homenaje de estas dos mujeres no hubiese sido posible sin Isabel Martínez y Jesús Rodríguez, un matrimonio de jubilados que lleva varios años colaborando en el proyecto Stolpersteine: pequeños monumentos que recuerdan a las personas deportadas o asesinadas por los nazis. 

The Nazis invade Poland. The young, cheerful and zestful Sonja Stahlhammer (born Zysa Mariem Kohn) is forced together with her family and relatives into the Łódź Ghetto where most of them die of disease, starvation, executions or are deported to Auschwitz. The only members of Sonja's family who are alive at the liquidation of the Ghetto are Sonja and her little brother Heniuś. They are sent in overcrowded cattle wagons to Auschwitz where Heniuś is killed. Sonja is sent to Ravensbrück, then to Dachau, on to Mühlhausen and finally to Bergen-Belsen. After the war, she ends up in Sweden where she meets Mischa who has also been deprived of his family and friends in the German extermination camps. Sonja's Journey tells the story of what a Jewish girl had to go through before, during and after World War II. And how love gives her the will to live again and the power to create a new life in a foreign country. Sonja has written Sonja's Journey together with her son Semmy Stahlhammer. Semmy was First Concertmaster at the Royal Opera in Stockholm for 25 years. Today he runs Stahlhammer Violin & Musik Atelier and leads the Stahlhammer Klezmer Trio. Semmy has written the book Codename Barber about his father Mischa's experiences during World War II. 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 Nazis invade Poland. The young, cheerful and zestful Sonja Stahlhammer (born Zysa Mariem Kohn) is forced together with her family and relatives into the Łódź Ghetto where most of them die of disease, starvation, executions or are deported to Auschwitz. The only members of Sonja's family who are alive at the liquidation of the Ghetto are Sonja and her little brother Heniuś. They are sent in overcrowded cattle wagons to Auschwitz where Heniuś is killed. Sonja is sent to Ravensbrück, then to Dachau, on to Mühlhausen and finally to Bergen-Belsen. After the war, she ends up in Sweden where she meets Mischa who has also been deprived of his family and friends in the German extermination camps. Sonja's Journey tells the story of what a Jewish girl had to go through before, during and after World War II. And how love gives her the will to live again and the power to create a new life in a foreign country. Sonja has written Sonja's Journey together with her son Semmy Stahlhammer. Semmy was First Concertmaster at the Royal Opera in Stockholm for 25 years. Today he runs Stahlhammer Violin & Musik Atelier and leads the Stahlhammer Klezmer Trio. Semmy has written the book Codename Barber about his father Mischa's experiences during World War II. 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 Nazis invade Poland. The young, cheerful and zestful Sonja Stahlhammer (born Zysa Mariem Kohn) is forced together with her family and relatives into the Łódź Ghetto where most of them die of disease, starvation, executions or are deported to Auschwitz. The only members of Sonja's family who are alive at the liquidation of the Ghetto are Sonja and her little brother Heniuś. They are sent in overcrowded cattle wagons to Auschwitz where Heniuś is killed. Sonja is sent to Ravensbrück, then to Dachau, on to Mühlhausen and finally to Bergen-Belsen. After the war, she ends up in Sweden where she meets Mischa who has also been deprived of his family and friends in the German extermination camps. Sonja's Journey tells the story of what a Jewish girl had to go through before, during and after World War II. And how love gives her the will to live again and the power to create a new life in a foreign country. Sonja has written Sonja's Journey together with her son Semmy Stahlhammer. Semmy was First Concertmaster at the Royal Opera in Stockholm for 25 years. Today he runs Stahlhammer Violin & Musik Atelier and leads the Stahlhammer Klezmer Trio. Semmy has written the book Codename Barber about his father Mischa's experiences during World War II. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/genocide-studies

New York Times bestselling author, historian and White House correspondent Lynne Olson's new book The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück tells of defiance in a notorious women-only Nazi concentration camp. 

During World War II, several thousand women served as concentration camp guards in Nazi Germany, particularly within the SS women’s auxiliary. These female guards—known as Aufseherinnen—were deployed mainly in camps like Ravensbrück (a women's camp), Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen, and Majdanek. Recruited largely from working-class backgrounds, many were trained at Ravensbrück before being assigned to other camps. … Continue reading Episode 460: SS Women – Female Concentration Camp Guards

In this episode, Jen Taylor-Skinner speaks with bestselling author Lynne Olson about her powerful new book, The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück. The conversation unearths the little-known history of French women—many from the resistance—who were captured and sent to Ravensbrück, the Nazis' only all-female concentration camp. Though they faced starvation, disease, forced labor, and the constant threat of execution, these women refused to surrender their dignity—or their purpose. They built a covert network inside the camp, shared banned news, sabotaged Nazi efforts, and supported one another through quiet but unwavering acts of resistance. Olson's research and storytelling illuminate the strength of ordinary women in extraordinary circumstances—and how their defiance, though often silent, continues to echo today. This episode is a tribute to their memory, their courage, and a timely reminder that resistance takes many forms—and every act counts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Crawford speaks with NYT Best-selling author Lynne Olson about her book, The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück: How an Intrepid Band of Frenchwomen Resisted the Nazis in Hitler's All-Female Concentration Camp .  The extraordinary true story of a small group of Frenchwomen, all Resistance members, who banded together in a notorious concentration camp to defy the Nazis—from the New York Times bestselling author of Madame Fourcade's Secret War “At once heartbreaking and beautifully told, this is a masterwork of nonfiction, a must-read for anyone who wants more of the incredible true story behind Lilac Girls.”—Martha Hall Kelly, author of Lilac Girls Decades after the end of World War II, the name Ravensbrück still evokes horror for those with knowledge of this infamous all-women's concentration camp, better known since it became the setting of Martha Hall Kelly's bestselling novel, Lilac Girls. Particularly shocking were the medical experiments performed on some of the inmates. Ravensbrück was atypical in other ways as well, not just as the only all-female German concentration camp, but because 80 percent of its inmates were political prisoners, among them a tight-knit group of women who had been active in the French Resistance. Already well-practiced in sabotaging the Nazis in occupied France, these women joined forces to defy their German captors and keep one another alive. The sisterhood's members, amid unimaginable terror and brutality, subverted Germany's war effort by refusing to do assigned work. They risked death for any infraction, but that did not stop them from defying their SS tormentors at every turn—even staging a satirical musical revue about the horrors of the camp. After the war, when many in France wanted to focus only on the future, the women from Ravensbrück refused to allow their achievements, needs, and sacrifices to be erased. They banded together once more, first to support one another in healing their bodies and minds and then to continue their crusade for freedom and justice—an effort that would have repercussions for their country and the world into the twenty-first century.

Do we get the serial killers & heroes we deserve? The always generous literary critic Bethanne Patrick uses five new non-fiction books to respond to this rather absurd question. From French women resisting Nazis at Ravensbrück concentration camp to the CIA's Cold War book smuggling operation, these new books examine human behavior under the most extreme circumstances. Caroline Fraser's Murderland investigates whether environmental toxins in the Pacific Northwest bred serial killers like Ted Bundy, and Maria Blake's They Poison the World explores forever chemicals' deadly impact on the environment. While Kevin Sack's Mother Emanuel offers Charleston's story of African-American forgiveness for the 300-year injustice of slavery and Jim Crow. Together, these books suggest our environment shapes us—sometimes tragically, sometimes triumphantly. a takeaway from each book * The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück - French women's resistance efforts were systematically ignored in post-war recognition, with only 6 women receiving medals compared to 1,100 men, highlighting how women's contributions to liberation movements have been marginalized. Vive La France!* Murderland - Environmental toxicity from lead and arsenic smelting in the Pacific Northwest may have contributed to the region's concentration of serial killers in the 1950s-70s, with cases declining as environmental protections increased.* They Poisoned the World - The highly toxic PFAS "forever chemicals" were originally developed by the U.S. government for uranium processing, later causing widespread contamination linked to cancers, stillbirths, and weakened immune systems.* The CIA Book Club - The CIA successfully smuggled literature behind the Iron Curtain, with people craving not just political texts but also Agatha Christie mysteries and Shakespeare—proving culture, not just politics, sustained resistance.* Mother Emanuel - For Charleston's African-American congregation of Mother Emanuel church, forgiveness after the 2015 massacre wasn't about excusing the killer but about self-preservation—choosing to move forward rather than be consumed by hatred.Bethanne Patrick maintains a storied place in the publishing industry as a critic and as @TheBookMaven on Twitter, where she created the popular #FridayReads and regularly comments on books and literary ideas to over 200,000 followers. Her work appears frequently in the Los Angeles Times as well as in The Washington Post, NPR Books, and Literary Hub. She sits on the board of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation and has served on the board of the National Book Critics Circle. She is the host of the Missing Pages podcast. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück: How an Intrepid Band of Frenchwomen Resisted the Nazis in Hitler's All-Female Concentration Camp By Lynne Olson The book is available starting June 3, 2025 published by Penguin Random House: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/749046/the-sisterhood-of-ravensbruck-by-lynne-olson/ Contact advertising@airwavemedia.com to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nineteen years of nasty Nazi topics ends here; Kate shares the story of Ravensbrück – the only concentration camp built solely for women and the one that fueled the Third Reich's brutal sex trade. VB calls in about Eurotrash and Urgent Load reminisces about Harrison. Sign up for the Sick and Wrong Patreon to hear...

We continue our discussion about Ravensbrück concentration camp and to reflect on the 80 year anniversary of its liberation with Pablo aka Berlin con Pablo, who's been guiding Spanish language vistiors to Berlin for many years!We each bring a story of an individual woman's survival of Ravensbrück: Neus Català, Yevgenia Lasarevna Klemm, and Odette Sansom.This was a tough one to record because of the sheer horror of the content and apologies everyone, it's not our best audio quality. But we hope you get something from these incredible and at moments truly devestating stories of endurance, survival and bravery.CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of concentration camp, torture, death.Sources:Ravensbruck: Life and Death in Hitler's Concentration Camp for Women, Sarah HelmKL: A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps by Nikolaus WachsmannAshes in the Sky by Carme Martí++++++You can get in touch and book Jonny or Pip for a tour of Berlin via www.whitlams-berlin-tours.com.Don't forget to subscribe for more Berlin history every two weeks!++++++Donations keep us running. If you like the show and want to support it, you can use the following links:Donate €50 •• Donate €20 •• Donate €10 •• Donate €5++++++You can find Jonny online on YouTube, Instagram, BlueSky, and TikTok!++++++Mixed and Produced by Alex Griffithshttps://www.instagram.com/alexgriffiths_music/https://alexgriffiths.bandcamp.com/++++++

durée : 00:53:30 - Autant en emporte l'Histoire - par : Stéphanie Duncan - Jusqu'en 1945 environ 130 000 femmes venues de toute l'Europe occupée ont été déportées au camp de concentration de Ravensbrück, la plupart pour faits de résistance. En avril, devant l'avancée des Alliées, les gardes lancent les détenues sur les routes dans ce qu'on appellera les marches de la mort - invités : Claire ANDRIEU - Claire Andrieu : Professeur émérite d'histoire contemporaine à Sciences Po Paris, spécialiste de l'histoire politique de la France contemporaine - réalisé par : Anne WEINFELD

The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück: How an Intrepid Band of Frenchwomen Resisted the Nazis in Hitler's All-Female Concentration Camp by Lynne Olson Amazon.com The extraordinary true story of a small group of Frenchwomen, all Resistance members, who banded together in a notorious concentration camp to defy the Nazis—from the New York Times bestselling author of Madame Fourcade's Secret War “At once heartbreaking and beautifully told, this is a masterwork of nonfiction, a must-read for anyone who wants more of the incredible true story behind Lilac Girls.”—Martha Hall Kelly, author of Lilac Girls Decades after the end of World War II, the name Ravensbrück still evokes horror for those with knowledge of this infamous all-women's concentration camp, better known since it became the setting of Martha Hall Kelly's bestselling novel, Lilac Girls. Particularly shocking were the medical experiments performed on some of the inmates. Ravensbrück was atypical in other ways as well, not just as the only all-female German concentration camp, but because 80 percent of its inmates were political prisoners, among them a tight-knit group of women who had been active in the French Resistance. Already well-practiced in sabotaging the Nazis in occupied France, these women joined forces to defy their German captors and keep one another alive. The sisterhood's members, amid unimaginable terror and brutality, subverted Germany's war effort by refusing to do assigned work. They risked death for any infraction, but that did not stop them from defying their SS tormentors at every turn—even staging a satirical musical revue about the horrors of the camp. After the war, when many in France wanted to focus only on the future, the women from Ravensbrück refused to allow their achievements, needs, and sacrifices to be erased. They banded together once more, first to support one another in healing their bodies and minds and then to continue their crusade for freedom and justice—an effort that would have repercussions for their country and the world into the twenty-first century.About the author Lynne Olson is a New York Times bestselling author of ten books of history. Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has called her “our era's foremost chronicler of World War II politics and diplomacy.” Lynne's latest book, The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück: How an Intrepid Band of Frenchwomen Resisted the Nazis in Hitler's All-Female Concentration Camp, will be published by Random House on June 3, 2025. Her earlier books include three New York Times bestsellers: Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against the Nazis; Those Angry Days: Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's Fight Over World War II, 1939-1941, and Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour.

In 1942, several years into the Second World War, the British government sent out a series of bulletins requesting any personal photos the public might have of the French coastline. Odette Hallowes, a French woman living in the UK with her three young children, answered the call and was invited to London where she was offered a role in the Special Operations Executive (SOE). The SOE, formed under the direct orders of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, aimed to create a top-secret underground army to help local resistance movements and conduct espionage and sabotage in enemy-held territories. Odette eventually agreed and arrived in France in November 1942, where she worked undercover, under the code-name ‘Lise'.The following year, Odette was captured, interrogated, and tortured by the Gestapo. She was sentenced to death and transported to Ravensbrück, a concentration camp for women in northern Germany. In the midst of her suffering and isolation, Odette found solace in the most unexpected form – a tiny, beautiful green leaf on the otherwise desolate camp grounds. This leaf became her lifeline, a symbol of freedom beyond the prison walls.Shortly after her 33rd birthday and with the war coming to a close, Odette was handed over to the advancing American army and eventually reunited with her children. For her remarkable bravery and stark refusal to betray her fellow secret agents, she was awarded both the George Cross and France's Légion d'Honneur. She even had a major film made about her.Almost 80 years later, Odette's granddaughter, Sophie Parker was looking through some of Odette's possessions when she rediscovered that tiny leaf. As Sophie recounts, this leaf wasn't just a piece of foliage; it symbolised hope and survival and became a tangible connection to her grandmother's incredible story.Presenter: Asya Fouks Producer: Thomas Harding AssinderGet in touch: liveslessordinary@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp: 0044 330 678 2784