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kspenmoll
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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. 1mo
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. 1mo
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? 1mo
kspenmoll @Butterfinger I will look into The Beloved Children. 1mo
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kspenmoll
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“The Nazis had taken away beauty from everything…”

dabbe 😢😪😭 1mo
AnnCrystal 😢. 1mo
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kspenmoll
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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. 1mo
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. 1mo
dabbe 🎯🩵🎯 1mo
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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 1mo
kspenmoll It was his grandfather who got him interested in Ukraine where 1.5 mil Jews were killed by bullets. 1mo
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. 1mo
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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 😆 1mo
kspenmoll @Kitta They are such warm soft blankets! 1mo
Ruthiella 😻😻😻 1mo
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Deblovestoread A perfect way to start your day! Wishing you a peaceful mood all day long! ❤️ 1mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🐾🖤 #emandpoe 1mo
RaeLovesToRead One of these kitties looks more happy for it to be morning than the other 😄❤️ Give them a snuggle from me! 1mo
AnnCrystal 💕😻🐾😻💝. 1mo
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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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itsjustme40something
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For everyone protesting tomorrow please be safe, please be smart, please keep your eyes peeled and aware of your surroundings. I know I'm not the only person hearing rumors of agitators and disruptors
...dont let them scare you into sitting out. Signs are done a we are ready

TheBookHippie They come to ours every time and show up at Pride 😵‍💫🤦🏻‍♀️ 2mo
itsjustme40something My signs are always held by an emergency only someone put their hands on my daughter bat. They're easy to ignore, but I do like to be prepared 2mo
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lil1inblue
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I love this version of Woody Guthrie's "All You Fascists Bound to Lose." It's on repeat this week.

https://youtu.be/dWUa7aAIfLE?si=fVXtH4Oq2uiAAWSh

#tuesdaytunes @TieDyeDude

TheBookHippie Same!!! 3mo
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Jari-chan ✊✊✊ 3mo
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Deblovestoread 💙✊🏼💙 3mo
Ruthiella 👏👏👏 3mo
lil1inblue @thebookhippie @amyg @Jari-chan @@deblovestoread @ruthiella Solidarity! ✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻 3mo
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TieDyeDude
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I am just not vibing with this narrator. I'll have to try again in print another time...

ChaoticMissAdventures That is too bad, I read the physical and really learned a lot. 5mo
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