Holocaust.
'Crystal Night' gusts of rain outside
O.G. Aksnes
Norway
Ghetto al mattino in fila, infreddoliti, contro il muro
Ghetto in the morning in a single row, chilled, against the wall
le ghetto au matin en file, dans le froid contre le mur
Brando Altemps
Italy
crowded in by fellow onlookers at the Holocaust Museum I travel the dark corridors of the human soul
winter exhibition at the Holocaust Museum -- a photo of two Nazis grinning for the camera in their woolen coats
Jane E. Wilson (USA)
fall - the serial number tattooed on her hand begins to wither
the widow admires my tattoo hers . . . a serial number
H. Gene Murtha (USA)
27 Jan.2004
Auschwitz -- la neige sur les ruines des crématoires
59eme anniversaire de la libération du camp d'extermination d'Auschwitz par les Russes. April, 9th
Just a small basket filled with hidden treasures she carries proudly
April 9th is an anniversary of the murder of Pastor Bonhoeffer (Wikipedia) by the Nazis.
A story he always told was how his 91 year old grandmother, Frau Julie Bonhoeffer defied the Nazis and bought strawberries from a Jewish merchant -- the last time that was allowed.
Faith and courage seem to run in the family
Catbird 55
USA
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http://www.pat-binder.de/ravensbrueck/
Poems from women's concentration camps