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What was daily life in Westerbork concentration camp like? To find this out archaeologists are excavating the rubbish dump of the WWII Nazi detention and transit camp for Jews in the north east of the Netherlands (...)
The Jews who paid for their own WWII prison | Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Seeded on Sat Jan 14, 2012 3:56 AM EST
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(...) The Dutch government built the Westerbork refugee camp in 1939 in the north east of the Netherlands. The original location on the Veluwe in the eastern province of Gelderland was too close to the home of the Dutch royal family. Queen Wilhelmina refused to have a camp 15 kilometres from Palace ‘t Loo.
The government didn’t want to put any money towards the refugee camp. Therefore the Jewish community was asked to pay. “So we paid for our own prison,” sighs Schliesser. (...)
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#1 - Sat Jan 14, 2012 3:58 AM ESTIt is one of the sad things that happen in history, men let their prejudice's get the better of them and we end up with Westerbrok's, it is easier to turn a blind eye than it is to look hate in the eye. If we aren't careful and remember what history can teach us we could see this happen here.
My mother used to say, "There, but for the grace of God go I." Very good centiment for this point in history.
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#4 - Sat Jan 14, 2012 9:51 AM ESTThere is an interesting weblog on Westerbork" The Westerbork Serenade
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