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The Holocaust Memorial, Berlin, Germany

January 18, 2021June 20, 2017 by Tom Bartel
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The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe is the official name in English. It’s a beautifully somber sculpture of over 1300 concrete stelae set into an undulating ground of … Read more

Categories Europe, Germany Tags Berlin, holocaust

Visiting the Auschwitz and Birkenau Nazi Death Camps

January 27, 2020July 6, 2014 by Tom Bartel
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The gate where we entered the Auschwitz concentration camp bears the overarching black iron legend, “Arbeit Macht Frei” – Work Will Set You Free.

Categories Europe, Germany, Poland, UNESCO World Heritage Sites Tags holocaust, World War II

Rumbula Massacre Holocaust Memorial, Latvia

January 29, 2019July 6, 2014 by Tom Bartel
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We had never heard of the Rumbula Massacre until we visited the Latvian Museum of the Occupation in Riga. (Great museum, terrible website, btw.) The museum itself is an eye … Read more

Categories Europe, Latvia Tags holocaust, riga, World War II

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