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Paragraph 175 and the Pink Triangle

June 15, 2022December 6, 2021 Pete Vanlaw

What Did They Have In Common? In Poland, no one writes about the tragic fate of homosexuals during the Nazi era. Nothing has been published about the thousands of Polish homosexuals who became death camp victims. Ordinary embarrassment is the … Read More

Categories Holocaust, Anti-Semitism, World War II Tags Concentration Camps, Nazis, Hitler, Gay Men, Himmler, Röhm

Wittstock, Kristallnacht and the Rehfisch Family

June 19, 2022March 4, 2021 Pete Vanlaw

Last fall I received a flyer from Amilie, my friend in Berlin, as a reminder that the 9th of November is the day to commemorate Kristallnacht. One could also consider it the beginning of the Holocaust. It is Amelie who … Read More

Categories Jewish Refugees, Holocaust, Anti-Semitism, World War II, History Tags anti-semetism, Holocaust, WWII, Germany, Nazis, Jews, Shanghai, Refugees, Krystallnacht

Ilonka’s Story – The Sequel

February 27, 2023October 21, 2019 Pete Vanlaw

Ilonka Venier Alexander’s first story appeared very soon after I began my blog. She found one of my early posts; the one about discovering my own Jewish family, which prompted her to contact me as a kindred soul. Ilonka and … Read More

Categories Genealogy, Sigmund Freud, Family and Holocaust, Guest Authors, Psychiatry, Anti-Semitism, History Tags anti-semetism

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