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The Holocaust by Bullets
The Holocaust by Bullets: A Priest's Journey to Uncover the Truth Behind the Murder of 1.5 Million Jews | Father Patrick Desbois
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The poignant story of how a Catholic priest uncovered the truth behind the murder of one and a half million Ukrainian Jews Father Patrick Desbois documents the daunting task of identifying and examining all the sites where Jews were exterminated by Nazi mobile units in the Ukraine in WWII. Using innovative methodology, interviews, and ballistic evidence, he has determined the location of many mass gravesites with the goal of providing proper burials for the victims of the forgotten Ukrainian Holocaust. Compiling new archival material and many eye-witness accounts, Desbois has put together the first definitive account of one of World War II's bloodiest chapters. Published with the support of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. "[T]his modest Roman Catholic priest from Paris, without using much more than his calm voice and Roman collar, has shattered the silence surrounding a largely untold chapter of the Holocaust." --The Chicago Tribune
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“Every witness is unique,a living protest of sorts against the abject annihilation of the memory of his assassinated Jewish neighbors”(145).Why have I read this month 3 books addressing the holocaust,1 through a photograph,a 2nd,historical fiction following a real child,& this one, through bullets? I think I am seeing so many parallels to our president‘s attempt to turn this country into a dictatorship-I need the concrete.#MondayMood 🤬😡😢😭

Deblovestoread So important! Stacking. 1w
Butterfinger Yes, and it is so easy to become depressed because you feel so impotent about the past. We can do something now. Keep sharing about the past and speaking up about today's injustices. I hope you read something light. The photograph still haunts me. I remember when Lisa Kudrow found out about her father's Jewish family. They had all been murdered in a mass grave. I can't remember if it was Ukraine or Poland. There was a memorial. 1w
Butterfinger I never thought till today that these precious people should be exhumed and given a respectful burial. I need to read this book. We need to honor by reading about each soul. Do you follow The Beloved Children of the Holocaust? 1w
kspenmoll @Butterfinger I will look into The Beloved Children. 1w
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“The Nazis had taken away beauty from everything…”

dabbe 😢😪😭 1w
AnnCrystal 😢. 1w
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Father Patrick Desbois‘s passionate commitment to honoring the 1.5 million Jews who died by bullets.

Butterfinger That would be sucg a daunting task. This is all of Europe, correct? I know of communities who have built monuments with names who were lost. He's right. In death, they should be honored. 1w
GingerAntics Oh my god, they are/have building monuments to the Nazis? That‘s gross! That‘s not any different in my mind than building monuments to confederate soldiers and the confederacy itself. This man is doing amazing, important work. 1w
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kspenmoll @Butterfinger @GingerAntics Yes,the Nazi monuments are all over Europe.These literal killing fields are located all over Ukraine-those were the villages he was visiting & recording elderly witnesses that were still alive.Most had never unburdened themselves of their stories. His grandfather,a French soldier was captured by the Germans & sent to Rawa-Ruska,a concentration camp in Ukraine 1w
kspenmoll It was his grandfather who got him interested in Ukraine where 1.5 mil Jews were killed by bullets. 1w
GingerAntics @kspenmoll wow! That is terrible! I‘m so glad he gave these survivors space to let these stories out. No one should carry any story, any trauma, but certainly such horrors alone. 1w
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kspenmoll
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Early morning coffee, a book & my snuggly cats. What a satisfying way to start my day. ☕️📙😻😻
#MondayMood

Kitta I had both of mine on me last night 😆 1w
kspenmoll @Kitta They are such warm soft blankets! 1w
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Deblovestoread A perfect way to start your day! Wishing you a peaceful mood all day long! ❤️ 1w
dabbe 🖤🐾🐾🖤 #emandpoe 1w
RaeLovesToRead One of these kitties looks more happy for it to be morning than the other 😄❤️ Give them a snuggle from me! 1w
AnnCrystal 💕😻🐾😻💝. 1w
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kspenmoll
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This is a library book that was referred to in the book Ravine by Wendy Lower. Started it today. Like her book, it is a record of a holocaust by bullets rather than death camps, mostly in Eastern Europe. #toomanybookstoolittletime #libraryhold

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Connster
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Just ten minutes in the bath with this book before I have to get ready and go out. This bath bomb is Lush‘s Snowman, which I thought wasn‘t going to be very exciting - what a surprise when a rainbow arrived in the bath! ☃️ ❄️ 🛀 🧼 💣 🌈 🏳️‍🌈 📖 📚

charl08 Wow! I thought my disco one was multicoloured... 6y
Connster @charl08 Ooh, I have that one but I haven‘t used it yet! All the colours have combined to make a bit of a swampy look now though! 6y
teainthelibrary I have that one! How is the end result? 6y
Connster @teainthelibrary It‘s quite nice, I liked it! Makes the water a bit brown when all of the foam has settled down, but the smell and feel are great 👍 6y
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The Holocaust by bullets isn‘t really something that‘s been on my radar in all of my learning about the Holocaust. I visited sites of mass murder in Lithuania and understood, but never really grasped the scope of this element of the Holocaust. I‘ve heard this is an excellent investigation into the mass shootings that took place during the Shoah.

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Wannabe_Quijote
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#vacation is over :(

JoyBlue Bummer! Welcome home! 7y
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