Bonhoeffer: True Christian Martyrdom

The Incredible Journey: "Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian, is a Christian hero for many. Executed by the Nazis just days before the end of WWII for his participation in a plot to assassinate Hitler, Bonhoeffer is hailed as a 20th-century martyr. But Bonhoeffer struggled with a moral dilemma – his religious views were in stark …

Walter Winchell Criticizes 1939 Nazi Rally

Walter Winchell (1897-1972) “was a syndicated American newspaper gossip columnist and radio news commentator. Originally a vaudeville performer, Winchell began his newspaper career as a Broadway reporter, critic and columnist for New York tabloids.” Wikipedia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzT-hjdnoEc Related: Nazi Town, USA, in the 1930s Who Goes Nazi? Know the Difference Between Nazis and Socialists Night of the Long Knives in …

Krastallnicht: What Happened On the Night of Broken Glass?

On November 9-10, 1938, a violent Nazi pogram against Jews occurred in Germany and Austria. More than 91 people were murdered. It foreshadowed the Holocaust. https://youtu.be/-y0uwd9QAYE?si=DWcgdtUFZ0_dhGOK https://www.history.com/news/kristallnacht-75-years-ago?cmpid=email-hist-inside-history-2023-1108-11082023&om_rid=%20~campaign%20%3D%20hist-inside-history-2023-1108

1923: Hitler’s Beer Hall Putsch Failed But Laid the Groundwork for Success A Decade Later

In November 1923, Adolph Hitler and about 2,000 of his Nazi Party followers in Munich, Bavaria marched on a large beer hall where Gustav Ritter von Kah, the president of Bavaria, was speaking to 3,000 people. Surrounded by associates, Hitler "advanced through the crowded auditorium. Unable to be heard above the crowd, Hitler fired a …

‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ Includes Time Travel, Ancient Greek Mathematician

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQfMbSe7F2g Trailer for "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny." "Set in 1969, the film follows Jones and his estranged goddaughter, Helena, who are trying to locate a powerful artifact before Jürgen Voller, a Nazi-turned-NASA scientist who plans to use it to alter the outcome of World War II...Plot: (The movie begins) In 1944, Nazis capture Indiana Jones and Oxford archeologist Basil Shaw as they …

Remembering the Jewish Holocaust, Other and Ongoing Genocides

January 27 is International Holocaust Remembrance Day each year. Various countries choose that day or different days. Texas and some other states declare an entire week for Holocaust remembrance observances in schools. The US Holocaust Memorial Museum lists various days of remembrance, explaining why we remember, resources, and suggested activities. The internationally recognized date for …

Hitler’s Secret Archive

60 Minutes: "In 2006, Scott Pelley took viewers into the vast archive, which contained millions of Nazi Holocaust documents kept out of the public eye for more than 60 years." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwqlHYEQEDc In the comments on Youtube, one retired teacher wrote: "I taught history for 35 years and never pulled my punches when teaching this topic. …

Vatican Documents Show Secret Back Channel Between Pope Pius XII and Adolf Hitler

PBS NewsHour: "A series of recently opened Vatican archives are shedding new light on the relationship between Pope Pius XII and Adolf Hitler as he led Nazi Germany during World War II. A new book takes a deeper look at these revelations. Historian David Kertzer, author of “The Pope At War: The Secret History of …

1924 NYT Reported: ‘Hitler Tamed By Prison’ No Longer A Threat

101629154Download Sometimes the esteemed "paper of record," The New York Times, really got things wrong. In 1924, it reported that fascist leader Adolph Hitler "no longer needed to be feared" after his stint in prison. Hat tip: Steve Schmidt, "The Age of Delusion Is Cracking." The "Roaring Twenties" in the US in retrospect an age …

Nazi Gestapo Secret Police: Myths and Facts

World War II: "The popular image of the Gestapo is as black leather-jacketed fiends whose spies keep the nation under constant surveillance. They are so powerful that the terrified population has no choice but to sell out its family and friends. But how true is this? Are all Germans living in fear of the Gestapo …