Primo Levi describes the humiliation of being a KZ prisoner and the traits of those who are in charge. The mothers prepare as much as possible for their small children the night before they leave the transit camp for good. They didn't forget napkins, cushions or toys. Wouldn't you do the same if you and your child ware to killed tomorrow?
My fellow blogger Rebecca got this nice idea that we could share each others blogs to broaden our horizon and all benefit from it by getting more “traffic”.
The so-called Radio House / ( Radiohuset) was almost completed in 1941. The architect is Vilhelm Lauritzen and the style is very functional “Funkis Style”. The concert hall was not completed until 1945. As far as I know the Danish authorities did not want the occupying Germans to misuse this new venue. The last 6 years we have a new concert hall in another […]
Definition of the word Integrity from the Oxford advanced learner’s Dictionary of Current English: Quality of being honest and upright in character, a state or condition of being complete Psalm 97:11 Amplified Bible: Light is sown for the uncompromisingly righteous and strewn along their pathway, and joy for the upright in heart, the irrepressibly joy which comes from consciousness of […]
Sometimes you are only recognized for a good deed many years after your death. Thomas Coram who spent 20 years fighting for a "Foundling Hospital" was removed from the board ten years before his death.
A great loss was turned to a gain
I wrote about how my grandparents met as a result of a contact ad in a Newspaper in 1919. The post is called Serially Lost- Part Three. I would like to show you a little more about this fountain. It has changed its appearance over time, but it is still there today It was created by the cooperation of two famous […]
A great loss was the beginning of a wonderful love story and a life long gain.
Originally posted on henryhogh:
Emry Kølster var skolelærer på Sønder Skole i Holbæk. I sine erindringer har han beskrevet hvad han oplevede den 9. april 1940. I Holbæk havde tyskerne beslaglagt Sønder Skole og Holbæk var ligesom resten af Danmark blevet beordret til at have mørklægningsgardiner for vinduerne. Emry beskriver i erindringerne sine oplevelser den 9. april. Sønder Skole i Holbæk. Emrys oplevelse 9. april 1940 Den 9. april 1940 var snedkermester Andersen og jeg til et udvalgsmøde hos sognepræsten, pastor Krarup. Efter dette var vi så letsindige at spadsere en tur forbi Sdr. Skole. Det var, som man vil erindre, meget mørkt den aften, og tilmed var der første gang mørkelagt. Tyske soldater marcherer i Holbæk. Derfor løb vi lige mod de tyske vagtposter på vejen og blev standset med et: ”Halt!” Vi forklarede, at vi bare gik en tur, og at jeg var lærer ved skolen. ”Wohnen Sie dar” spurgte soldaten. Det måtte jeg jo benægte, hvorfor han blev mistænksom og befalede os at følge med. Da vi tøvede, pegede han meget bestemt mod indgangen og råbte: ”Vorwärts!”, medens han pegede med sin revolver på os. Vi fulgte så med ledsaget af to soldater over pladsen til vagtlokalet, klasseværelset, hvor jeg om morgenen havde haft en time. Ved den nordre væg stod to civile mænd med ryggen mod os. Det varede noget, inden det gik op for mig, at det var overlærer Espersen og lærer Hagbart Olsen. Deres påklædning vidnede om,…
From one Heart to Another 