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Lucky Luciano

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38. It does.

Reply to lunatica (Reply #20)

Fri May 31, 2019, 08:36 AM

May 2019

I always felt very disconnected from it since most of the family from that side came before WWI, so they didn’t experience the horrors. They also all died before I was born, so I was always more American than anything, but going there on a spur of the moment because I was close enough (I had job related stuff to do in Warsaw and Kiev) was very eye opening.

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I'm watching a Netflix series title Auschwitz, The Nazis & The Final Solution [View all] lunatica May 2019 OP

Thanks, I'm Going To Look For That JimGinPA May 2019 #1

Schindler's list still reverberates with me. Every time I hear the first note from its theme music hlthe2b May 2019 #2

I know what you mean lunatica May 2019 #3

One of the best films ever., IMO. inanna May 2019 #11

Though I have seen some of the these documentaries on the history channel kimbutgar May 2019 #4

I'm about four episodes into it. smirkymonkey May 2019 #5

It scares me too lunatica May 2019 #6

It Can Be A Slippery Slope colsohlibgal May 2019 #7

The Holocaust is not being focused on enough inanna May 2019 #12

It was never in our school curriculums at all lunatica May 2019 #17

According to my daughter inanna May 2019 #37

Will try to find them. moondust May 2019 #8

Watching it will mean more now because of what Trump has done lunatica May 2019 #18

You need to watch Kenneth Branagh's brilliant and absolutely chilling portrayal of PatrickforO May 2019 #23

I saw it years ago lunatica May 2019 #27

Thank you! moondust May 2019 #28

Thanks! n/t Ms. Toad May 2019 #9

Many thanks, lunatica - surprised I haven't run into this, I cruise the documentary aisle ALL the Leghorn21 May 2019 #10

It is a recent addition I think lunatica May 2019 #13

It's a great documentary series canetoad May 2019 #14

They are not. BBC has taken out key episodes because of copyright issues. PatrickforO May 2019 #25

I visited Auschwitz last month. I saw Babi Yar two weeks ago-34000 Jews executed by guns in 2 days Lucky Luciano May 2019 #15

Yes, I see it is very long! lunatica May 2019 #20

It does. Lucky Luciano May 2019 #38

I cant even finish reading your post. It is the most horrible event in life - well beyond Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #16

Well if you ever watch it don't do it alone! lunatica May 2019 #19

TY, good one I've probably seen. Eva Kors, twin survivor's story is so moving. appalachiablue May 2019 #21

Each generation has to make sure it doesn't happen again lunatica May 2019 #22

Sorry to use this language but, blue-wave May 2019 #24

The American ones too lunatica May 2019 #32

Amen! You're spot on about its relevance to today. I call it the rise of christofascism. ancianita May 2019 #26

I can't right now I am starting to wonder if for some of us there wouldn't be a rounding up lunasun May 2019 #29

Well a Filipino friend of mine says Duterte has a policy of lunatica May 2019 #30

My understanding is you could label your business partner or spouse a druggie and kill them lunasun May 2019 #31

The US is already putting people in immigration camps RoadMan May 2019 #40

Yes, and that's how the Germans started the Holocaust lunatica May 2019 #41

How many realize this was designed to eliminate Jews? Behind the Aegis May 2019 #33

Yep JustAnotherGen May 2019 #35

Ditto your analysis but . . . JustAnotherGen May 2019 #34

A German writer said.... A HERETIC I AM May 2019 #36

Stephen Miller bdamomma May 2019 #39