Welcome to my Holocaust History Blog!

In June of 2013, I posted my first article or post on this blog. It was then that I decided to dedicate my life to studying the Holocaust.

Several years before my first post, the Hübener group is what started my initial study. After reading a fictional depiction of Helmuth Hübener's life, "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti,  I spent my entire summer taking notes from books that I read from a local library. Eventually, I began to build my own library of Holocaust memoirs and historical texts which provided me with first-hand accounts by survivors and the historical perspective of scholars and historians. In 2013, I decided that it was important to continue gaining my knowledge of the Holocaust and to share it. Therefore, I started writing on this blog whenever I found the time in my busy schedule and I talked about the Holocaust in countless projects throughout high school. There was a time that I was actually organizing an assembly with a teacher who's mother immigrated to the USA after experiencing Kristallnacht.

Now, I have recently rediscovered the things in my life that I am passionate about. Five years after my first blog post, writing about the events and individuals of the Holocaust is what I am passionate about. I find it fulfilling to research the lives of individuals who are remembered little or if at all. I find it fulfilling to provide them with a voice and to recognize them as human beings and not as a part of a statistic. I feel accomplished knowing that I work hard on all of my articles. Most of all, it comforts me to know that I do not stand alone in my study of the Holocaust and events of injustice throughout this world's history. I feel comforted knowing that there are others hard at work in giving victims a voice, in providing factual information about places and events and in helping the future and present generations to never forget.

Through my rediscovery and evaluation of my passions, I noticed that I really neglected this blog. It being the New Year, I decided that I want to challenge myself to study, learn and share more. Therefore, I am hoping to post a new article each week. The funny thing is, I have absolutely no problem finding topics, it's the discipline and time that needs some work.

I hope everyone has had a wonderful holiday season and they have an eventful year to look forward too. Wishing everyone luck in accomplishing their goals!

- Danielle Hellmuth.