Without the Footnotes

After a break of almost 2 months (not sure how that happened) WtF is back with an important episode.

This week I share the testimony of Alfred Garwood who I had the honour to hear speak at a ceremony at Bergen-Belsen memorial sight last month.

To read his full testimony please visit www.marchoftheliving.org.uk

His book - 'Holocaust Trauma and Psychic Deformation' is available on Amazon.

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Music: Feryl

This week we are off to Norway to take a brief look at what unfolded there. Sound. 

This pod is pre-recorded so I do not touch on this in the episode but this weeks call to action is directed towards men: speak up about the right for women to have autonomy over their own bodies. What is happening in Texas is both terrifying and dangerous for women. It is time for action.

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Music: Feryl

Come with me as I take a look at what happened in Switzerland during the Holocaust. Cool.

Call to Action: Is there anything you can do to help refugees and those in need of asylum this week?

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This week we travel to Austria the birthplace of the man that unfortunately started all of this.

Call to Action: As we see more crisis happen across the world remember to act consciously when raising awareness.

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This week we are in Denmark to take a quick look at how the Holocaust unfolded there. Lovely.

A bit of a lighter episode, as in Denmark the attempt to enact the Final Solution was largely unsuccessful. 

I recommend taking a closer look into the rescue of Jews, something that was not seen on this scale anywhere else in Europe.

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Music: Feryl

We're going to Belgium this week as we take a look at how the Holocaust happened there. Excellent.

Recommended Research: Look up the 'attack on the twentieth convoy' if you are interested in an amazing story of resistance.

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This week we are in Italy with friend of the pod and Italy expert Elysa McConnell. Magnifico.

Recommended Reading: 

Geographies of the Holocaust by Anne Kelly Knowles.

This Has Happened: An Italian Family in Auschwitz by Piera Sonnino

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This week we are staying east and taking a brief look at what happened in the Ukraine during the Holocaust. Sublime.

If you go to the USHMM encyclopedia you can find a map of the Einsatzgruppen activity within the Ukraine for a perspective on how widespread the killing was. Einsatzgruppen Animated Map

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Music: Feryl

This week we take a short trip to Romania to uncover the basics of how the Holocaust was perpetrated there. Top.

Recommended Reading: Anything by Elie Wiesel, a Romanian survivor of Auschwitz and Nobel Peace Prize winner.

Check out the incredible survival story of David Stoliar.

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Music: Feryl

This week we are in Hungary to find out how the Holocaust happened there. Sweet.

If you are interested in the Holocaust in Budapest then go to yellowstarhouses.org - here you can find an interactive map of the compulsory places of residence for Jews.

If films are your thing I would recommend Son of Saul - but be warned it's not for the faint hearted.

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Music: Feryl