War Memorials at Helsingborg, Sweden
A heartfelt thank you to Sweden for opening up for our percecuted Danish citizens during WWII
The Miracle of a Surviving Synagogue
Shortly after the arrival of German occupiers in Riga in July 1941, the synagogues were destroyed; only one in the old city of Riga remained intact. A German institute was close to the building, and the invaders were afraid to damage their building. As always, the beautiful Art Nouveau building was taken for its own purposes. The same thing happened […]
A Man Gave His Life for Others
Your inner compass or conscience tells you if you would risk your life for others or not
A Walk at Frederiksberg
Walking around in a beautiful old city carries many emotions longing back to our youth but also shows the dark history of unwanted but innocent persons getting caught and sent to their death.
A Memorial for a Danish Jewish Family
When put in a traumatic situation as a very young child, the facts about what happened can be impossible to fathom. I believe the youngest boy has suffered so much loneliness in Theresienstadt that his bitterness denied him to communicate with his siblings
A Book Memorial for a Lost Family Member
LOST The Quest for Jan van Boeckel During the first years of blogging, I came upon Mogromo’s Blog. The blog site was illustrated with the most fascinating photos that supported the mysterious disappearance of a dear family member during the last year of the war. The Dutch writer behind that blog was discreet about who he or she was and […]
Friedrichstadt Germany
Dark parts of history are hiding in a beautiful town or nature, and most people ignorantly pass by
Shlomo Katz
A miracle in the middle of the deepest darkness I listen to a classical radio station while driving car as well as at home. I heard about pieces of music that listeners wanted to trace. We were told about a then 27-year-old old Jewish cantor Shlomo Katz from Romania was ordered to sing in a concentration camp in 1942 while […]
From one Heart to Another 