A Postcard from Denmark
The authorithies in Denmark offer a lot to ensure a secure upbringing of the children physically, emotionally and socially.
Day 7: Hook ’em with a quote
– Dietrich Bonhoeffer a German priest and resistant during Hitler’s regime. He could have stayed in U.S.A. during the war where he was teaching, but he felt he had to go back and be among those who fought against Hitler. The last two years before the war ended he was in prison and in 9 of April 1945 he was hanged 39 years old […]
A story in a single image
Today’s assignment is to make a story from one picture given my our Word Press writing course staff. In Denmark most of our Jewish population of 7000 was saved from the Nazi persecution. All took place in a few days in October 1943, coincident with the Jewish holy festival Rosh Hashanah. You can read more about it here from this link. Eighty […]
Helping Children In Hard Times
"They have something out here called spring"!
A Flash Back to a Lone Swimmer from 1937
Today I ran across a fellow blogger’s extraordinary blog the LoneSwimmer on our common blogging course Blogging 201 and my thoughts went back to the year 1937 in Denmark. My mother was fourteen years old and admired greatly the five-year older swimming star Jenny Kammersgaard. My mother followed the radio report on a special long distance swim from Griben on Zealand to Grenaa […]
My Grandmother’s Brooch
Small insignificant items can sometimes represent a great value for somebody who knows the story.
Dealing with the Grief of losing Someone you Love
On the 13th of July I always think about the many lovely birthdays that my mother had. She always arranged and cooked everything herself....
Children Evacuated During the Second World War in England
I am drawn to read about how children managed to survive the war. The hidden Jewish children and the evacuated British children. Those who were treated well by the saviors would be able to mirror that and would later chose to do good things for the future generations.
The Bomber Command Memorial
A lot of free sights to be seen easily if you look around you
Detail from St. Paul’s Cathedral
Finding a treasure in St. Paul´s Cathedral
From one Heart to Another 