It is a popular misconception that the concentration camps were a Nazi invention, but in fact the British had already established concentration camps in South Africa during the 2nd Boer war.

It could be argued that the Indian reservations in the US were also concentration camps.

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Would you risk your own life and your family's to save another human being? That is the question anyone aiding Jews would have asked themselves each day. Would you risk your own life and your family's to save another human being? I am not sure if I would. Zegota is a story of thousands of those...read more

Due to the close proximity to Germany many Jews escaped to Limburg in the 1930’s. The Netherlands was a neutral country so the Jewish community thought they were safe.

Geleen itself had a relatively small Jewish community but significant enough for a town with a population of...read more

The T4 program was a program devised to commit the most vile of crimes ever committed in history. Initially it was ‘sold’ under the motto of mercy killings for the ‘incurably ill’ , several rationales for the program had been offered, including eugenics, compassion, reducing suffering, racial...read more