Hey guys. On this day in history, the Japanese successfully carried out a premeditated attack on the United States naval base, Pearl Harbor. This day marks the beginning of the American presence in World War 2. Without the presence of the Americans and their insertion into the Allies the war and history could not have remained on it's coarse and the results would not have been the same.
For an interesting bit of insight into what the world could of potentially looked like with an Axis victory, I recommend: "The Man in the High Castle," available on Amazon Prime.
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Hey guys :) Today is Kindertransport Day! In case you are wondering what a Kindertransport was, it was a rescue mission which took place nine months prior to World War 2. The mission aimed at placing Jewish children from German occupied territories in Great Britain temporarily. This was to provide them with safety due to the rise of violent propaganda, for example, Kristallnacht or The Night or Broken Glass. Due to the efforts of courageous men and women, such as Nicholas Winton, thousands of Jewish children's lives were saved.
Orli Wald was a member of the German Resistance in Nazi Germany until she was arrested in 1936. She was charged with high treason whereupon she served four and half years in a woman's prison and was later put under "protective custody" in Nazi concentration camps until 1945 when she escaped. Wald was a prisoner functionary within the infirmary of Aschwitz-Birkenau where she was known for helpfulness toward Jews and other prisoners. She is given the title "Angel of Auschwitz".
However, I thought it would be interesting if we highlighted some of the women that have been mentioned on this blog and other prominent women of not only the Holocaust but who resisted against the Nazis.
Lilian Rofle- British Spy in World War 2 and participant in French Resistance missions.
Irena Sendler- Social Worker who smuggled and found homes for Jewish children.
Anne Frank- Was in hiding from the Nazis for 2 years and a voice for the Jews in hiding before her arrest.
Gisella Perl- Infamous abortion docter of Auschwitz!
Livia Bitton-Jackson- Holocaust survivor and author of several memoirs. Jackson's Holocaust memoir, "I Have Lived a Thousand Years" provides insight into the Holocaust from a teenager's perspective and experiences.
Gerda Weissmann Klein- Holocaust survivor and author of "All But My Life". To this day, Klein is a human rights activist.
Maria Restituta- Martyred Catholic nun under the 3rd Reich. She was guillotined for holding opposite values and opinions to those of the Nazis.
Violette Szabo- British Special Operations Executive agent during the war. Also a prisoner of Ravensbrück concentration camp.
Virginia Hall- An American spy with the British Special Operations Executive.
Nancy Wake- A British Special Operations Executive during the Second World War.
Odette Hallowes- Allied intelligence officer during World War 2.
Milena Jesenska- Campaigning Czech journalist who worked in the Ravensbrück Revier.
Schermann & Punjer- Jewish, lesbian women who were arrested and gassed at Ravensbrück.
Artistic depiction of a women's barrack for Jehovah's Witness' prisoners.
Helen Ernst artistic depiction of women in Ravensbrück.
Friedl Dicker-Brandeis- Woman of the Holocaust. Perished in the Terezen Gas Chambers.
Helga Hoskova- Woman of Holocaust. Wrote a diary and painting scenes depicting life in the Ghettos before being deported to Terezen.
Sophie Scholl- Famous female resistance fighter of the White Rose Group!
Orli Wald- Member of the German Resistance, woman of the Holocaust and "Angel of Auschwitz".
Women before their execution.
Zivia Lubetkin- Leading personality in the Jewish Underground.
Czeslawa Kwoka- Woman of the Holocaust, perished in Auschwitz.
Alice Herz Sommer- Survivor of the Holocaust. At 108, the oldest Holocaust survivor in the world. Here is a quote from here that I absolutely love:
"I have lived through many wars and lost everything many times- my husband, my mother and my beloved son. Yet life is beautiful and I have so much to love and enjoy. I have no time nor space for permission and hate. I have had such a beautiful life. Life is beautiful, love is beautiful. Nature and music is beautiful. Everything we experience is a gift, a present we should cherish and pass on to those we love."
Mother Marie Skobtzova- Russian Orthodox bub in France who aided and assisted Jews.
A woman of the Holocaust- Prisoner #6872.
Iilse Weber- Czech singer and poet, deported to Thereseinstadt where she was willingly gassed with her young son.
Krystyna Trzesniewska- Woman of the holocaust, deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Corrie Ten Boom- Assisted Jews by hiding them in her family's home, eventually sent to Ravensbrück.
Survivor of Auschwitz.
Saved Jews through the Dutch Resistance.
Women survivors of Bergen-Belsen receive new clothes.
Tina Strobos- Famous member of the Dutch resistance, sheltered 100 Jews in her home.
Elise Rivet- Mother Superior at "Notre Dame de Compassion" convent where she hid refugees from the Gestapo and supplies for the resistance. Eventually sent to Ravensbrück and perished weeks before the war ended because she willingly took the place of a mother in the gas chambers.
Ester Samuel Cahn- Woman of the Holocaust.
Sara Isreali- Woman of the Holocaust.
Hannah Gofrit- Woman of the Holocaust.
Vera Dotan- Woman of the Holocaust.
Dina Ostrover- Woman of the Holocaust.
Edith Drori- Woman of the Holocaust.
Artemis Miron- Woman of the Holocaust.
Stella Franco Israel- Woman of the Holocaust.
Miriam Liptcher- Woman of the Holocaust.
Chava Pressburger- Woman of the Holocaust.
Chasia Vardi- Woman of the Holocaust.
Chasia Bornstein- Woman of the Holocaust.
Noga Davidoff- Woman of the Holocaust.
Nata Osmo Gattegno- Woman of the Holocaust.
Women barracks of Auschwitz.
Tema Schneidermann- Courier in the Jewish Underground.
Margot Cohn- Participant of resistance and assisted Jewish children by smuggling them out of France.
Tosia Altman- Leader of the Jewish underground, helped organize the Ghetto uprising.
Sarah Ginaite- Member of the underground resistance.
Hella Schupper- Participant of the Kashariyot. Helped with the Jewish Resistance and went on illegal missions.
Faye Schulman- Took pictures as the life of a partisan. Fought alongside the men of the resistance.
Roza Robota- Participant in the Jewish Resistance Movement of Birkenau.
Ala Gartner- Participant in the Birkenau Jewish Resistance, later hung for her participation.
Mala Zimetbaum- First Jewish woman to escape Auschwitz! However, she was eventually re-captured and burned alive. Although, her resistance started an uprising!
Woman who perished in the Holocaust.
Manya Kornblit- Woman of the Holocaust, she survived 5 camps including Auschwitz.
Elizabeth Emmler- Mother with her children, later died in Auschwitz.
This is only a taste of the Women and countless other stories during the Holocaust. This is what I love about history, having the opportunity to tell the life stories of individuals and bring to light the injustice which was not recognized.
!["Helga Hošková. [Deported to Terezin.] Helga started writing a diary before being deported to the ghetto and she continued in Terezin. She also secretly painted everyday life in the ghetto. Helga and her mother were sent to the concentration camp Auschwitz. Unlike Helga's father, they survived the selection and were assigned work. Soon they were deported to Freiberg in an aircraft factory. From there they were deported to the concentration camp Mauthausen."](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vhGeoy8JaONza8vrc_VciT1WATxyshAAiiuUuwkvJVFccLOY9UHlKpXZ4SNkZ3ddrXBYtNDU8VCauVjg0bM5yTizMPXc6xj0uTGVy9jH5baAtswdf0Cmx9WOVHTdFrsfy-2k7OnWMzIWrHeST60wFtUou9-C6AnQ=s0-d)
