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Month: October 2015

History, People13 Comments
Gate memorial Suberg

A dire warning…

October 30, 2015November 27, 2015 mogromo

He sent it from a coded address to a friend who was also in hiding, but it never made its way to them until much later. It is a birthday letter for his two smallest siblings, my mother and her younger sister. But it is also a warning, a cryptic letter with a hidden message. My mother did not receive this letter until 1995, my grandma never saw it. Continue reading A dire warning…

History, People18 Comments
Autumn

Where is Jan?

October 27, 2015May 6, 2016 mogromo

And so when Jan does not show up in Haarlem, my grandpa writes to the Saint Leonard prison in Liege in June 1945, inquiring after his son. The Belgian authorities reply that the records have been destroyed and that they are unable to answer him. On the third of August 1945 a letter arrives on my grandmother’s doorstep. Continue reading Where is Jan?

History, People16 Comments

Reweaving the tapestry of a lost life

October 23, 2015December 15, 2016 mogromo

Where should I begin this tale of adventure, idealism, survival, death and suffering? Maybe there is no beginning or end. There are snippets of information contained in registers, photographs, oral history, correspondence, maps, scientific research, testimonials, newspaper articles and interviews. Continue reading Reweaving the tapestry of a lost life

History, People17 Comments
Showerroom building Flossenbürg

Confronting tough truths

October 21, 2015November 27, 2015 mogromo

Later on I learnt that my uncle was indeed listed as NN, a ‘Nacht und Nebel’, prisoner who would disappear into darkness and mist never to be heard of again. In the case of the resistance fighter Jan van Boeckel they greatly succeeded. He is still a missing person. This storyline is my attempt to sabotage their succes. Continue reading Confronting tough truths

Germany, History, People1 Comment

Kathryn Hulme – Managing transience

October 20, 2015October 24, 2015 mogromo

The logistics needed in the DP-camp were mind blowing, especially in the first year. In addition to receiving thousands of refugees, repatriating hundreds, and the day to day aspects, Kathryn Hulme and her team had to organise the ‘winterization’ in Wildflecken – the preparation for winter. Continue reading Kathryn Hulme – Managing transience

Germany, History, People, Second World War19 Comments
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The book of names at Flossenbürg

October 18, 2015November 27, 2015 mogromo

The Flossenbürg concentration camp itself is now a monument, although a few decennia back it was partly used as an industrial site. Along the perimeter there are homes of citizens on a terraced hill, which was part of the camp. Continue reading The book of names at Flossenbürg

Germany, History, People25 Comments

From Holland to Bavaria: The quest starts at Dachau

October 13, 2015October 24, 2015 mogromo

Initially I went to Dachau as a gesture of respect to my uncle, who died when he was 22 years old at the hands of the Nazis in Germany. And I left Dachau with an incredible urge to find out how much really was known about his fate. That is the quest I am on at the moment. Continue reading From Holland to Bavaria: The quest starts at Dachau

Germany, Nature, Second World War17 Comments
Jenner Mountain view

Beautiful nature. Ugly history

October 9, 2015October 23, 2015 mogromo

Southern Bavaria in September. The goal was to see Munich and meet family at the Tegernsee and then go into deepest Bavaria at the Austrian border, … Continue reading Beautiful nature. Ugly history

Frankfurt, History, Kathryn Hulme, People9 Comments
Wildflecken

Visiting Wildflecken – in the footsteps of Kathryn Hulme

October 2, 2015October 16, 2015 mogromo

…..The wooden arch at the camp entrance is gone but there is still a stone guardhouse. And there are still guards ….. Continue reading Visiting Wildflecken – in the footsteps of Kathryn Hulme

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