| Righteous Among the Nations | BeadieJay (GEC Moderator) | 1/23/09 9:57 AM | International Holocaust Remembrance Day is on 27th January, and I am posting this as a tribute to all those who have helped anyone persecuted by the Nazi regime during World War Two. January 27 is the date, in 1945, when the largest Nazi death camp |
| Re: Righteous Among the Nations | Noisette | 1/23/09 1:09 PM | What a fascinating journey! I learnt a lot. What courage these people had, and how good it is know that there are people in world prepared to help others regardless of race or religion._________________________ How to - create a placemark, add it to |
| Re: Righteous Among the Nations | TheLedge | 1/23/09 1:14 PM | Damn BJ. This is great Must have taken sometime. Thank you._________________________ GOOGLE EARTH @ GOOGLE + |
| Re: Righteous Among the Nations | BeadieJay (GEC Moderator) | 1/23/09 2:01 PM | Thanks guys I have to admit that there were many occasions when I had tears in my eyes researching the stories - it was a very humbling experience and one I feel very honoured to have done. I have done placemarks for 70 of these amazing people, bu |
| Re: Righteous Among the Nations | tekgergedan | 1/27/09 6:19 PM | Another story not included: Necdet Kent was a young vice consul in Marseille. He was issuing Turkish citizenship for French citizens who were originally Turkish and for stateless. One night, the official translator Sidi Iscan went his home to wake |
| Re: Righteous Among the Nations | BeadieJay (GEC Moderator) | 1/30/09 10:17 AM | Hi tek Thank you for sharing this story...the bravery of these people is amazing. I found a photo of Necdet Kent Necdet Kent (1911-2002) |
| Re: Righteous Among the Nations | Diane9247 | 2/1/09 2:39 AM | Beadie - Beautiful post, and like Noisette, I've learned a lot. Ever since reading the Diary of Anne Frank when I was a child I have wondered whether I would have the courage to do what people like these have done. Five stars from me, Diane________ |
| Re: Righteous Among the Nations | Jumble | 2/1/09 8:16 PM | Beautiful work, BeadieJay! Your placemarks honor the righteous with righteous dignity and respect and, also, in so doing help to memorialize those who never benefited from their good works. The placemark icons enmass help,once again, to remind us of |
| Re: Righteous Among the Nations | BeadieJay (GEC Moderator) | 2/2/09 1:58 PM | Thank you both Diane and Jumble for your kind comments. Diane - we recently had a new t.v. adaptation of the Anne Frank story, here in the UK, and my children (aged nearly 14 and nearly 13) were engrossed by it. They know that I have the book, but t |
| Re: Righteous Among the Nations | kite_surfer | 2/17/09 10:58 AM | Well placemarked, BeadieJay. There were many righteous among the nations, whether they were well known or not so well known. To be honest, I like the unknown not included in the list. I once had a crush on a girl who played an astonishing role of An |
| Re: Righteous Among the Nations | BeadieJay (GEC Moderator) | 2/17/09 2:37 PM | Thank you Kite I find the stories of the unknown heroes to be especially moving, and all the more upsetting that many of them didn't get the recognition they deserved until after their deaths. Believe me, many tears were shed when I worked on this |
| Re: Righteous Among the Nations | BeadieJay (GEC Moderator) | 1/11/10 4:11 PM | I am very sad to report that Miep Gies, who is famous for helping Anne Frank and her family, has died shortly before her 101st birthday. I feel incredibly sad that this brave lady is no longer with us, and hope that she will rest in eternal peace. S |
| Re: Righteous Among the Nations | Markopolo | 1/11/10 8:39 PM | Originally Posted By: BeadieJay...I have to admit that there were many occasions when I had tears in my eyes researching the stories - it was a very humbling experience and one I feel very honoured to have done...This is an excellent compilation of p |
| Re: Righteous Among the Nations | Rumlin | 1/14/10 2:26 AM | Places shootings of civilians in 1941-1944 Еupatoria Simferopol |
| Re: Righteous Among the Nations | BeadieJay (GEC Moderator) | 1/26/10 10:10 AM | International Holocaust Memorial Day is tomorrow, 27th January, and I invite you all to visit their website to light a virtual candle. http://www.hmd.org.uk/ |
| Re: Righteous Among the Nations | Diane9247 | 12/16/10 10:54 PM | Beadie, I came across this website regarding Wrangell Island, the last place Raoul Wallenburg was reportedly seen.* Your file for this post includes a placemark for the island for that reason. Three Russian gulag camps were built there - US territory |
| Re: Righteous Among the Nations | BeadieJay (GEC Moderator) | 1/19/11 1:44 PM | Goodness Diane, I'm so sorry I missed this until now Thank you so much for sharing this and for the overlay showing the location of the camp. It will soon be International Holocaust Day again (27th January), and I again invite everyone to visit th |
| Re: Righteous Among the Nations | kite_surfer | 1/20/11 8:40 AM | Thanks for the link, I'm now the 7717th person to have lit one. |
| Re: Righteous Among the Nations | pl80 | 4/4/11 2:08 PM | The introduction by BeadieJay is a hogwash that fails to mention the 2nd largest group of holocaust victims - Polish Catholics - well over 1 million of them. Please correct, and be honest when posting about important historical issues. |
| Re: Righteous Among the Nations | NormB | 4/4/11 4:51 PM | Originally Posted By: pl80 |
| Re: Righteous Among the Nations | Diane9247 | 4/5/11 10:34 AM | Quote:If you feel that a group of victims have been left out... It's simple enough to reply with a LINK of your own after doing a brief Google search. P180, these forums are for sharing, not accusing. |
| Re: Holocaust Memorial Day | BeadieJay (GEC Moderator) | 1/26/12 3:34 PM | January 27th, 2012, it is again International Holocaust Remembrance Day This year’s theme is Children and the Holocaust. Watch or read UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks on the 1.5 million Jewish children and the tens of thousands of other |
| Re: Holocaust Memorial Day | SimchaHaifa | 1/27/13 6:15 AM | In Israel we celebrate Yom HaShoah http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_HaShoah and the country stops everything when the sirens sound. Today is International Holocaust Memorial Day - לעולם לא תשכח - Never Forget |