Holocaust and the Nazi Era

Josette Molland’s Testimony: Scenes of Life in Nazi Camps

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Josette Molland, who died at 100 in France on Feb. 17, was a younger member of the French Resistance throughout World Struggle II when she was captured by the Gestapo and imprisoned in Nazi forced-labor camps for ladies. She survived, after witnessing and enduring repeated episodes of brutality. Later, after her return to France, she … Read more

With a New Holocaust Museum, the Netherlands Faces Its Past

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Three faces stare blankly from sepia-toned passport images, haphazardly pasted onto a card to an unknown recipient. They’re most likely two mother and father and their son, however we’ll by no means know for positive. Underneath their footage are the handwritten phrases: “Don’t neglect us!” It’s unclear when this card was despatched. However its plea … Read more