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Holocaust history and postwar testimony are explored in Christopher Browning’s 2003 study of Adolf Eichmann’s self-portrayal in Jerusalem
/0 Comments/in Commentary, Newsletter/by Jaan PillThe current post and subsequent ones (if I get around to them) are concerned with three books about the Second World War: (1) Collected Memories: Holocaust History and Postwar Testimony (2003) (2) Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland (2017) (3) The Third Reich in History and Memory (2015) History of […]
Background reading helps a person better understand the larger story, within which local history everywhere is embedded
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI’ve recently been reading a book by Aldous Huxley as well as several books about the Second World War. When I read such books, I gain a better understanding of events – local events and world events – connected with the fascinating and engaging history of the Small Arms Inspection Building in Mississauga. I’ve been […]
Jeanette Walton nee McDonald during the early fifties attended the postwar SHEP School
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter/by Jaan PillAn earlier post is entitled: I’m really pleased that site visitors continue to add details about the Long Branch Army Camp The acronym SHEP has been variously identified as Soldiers Housing Emergency Project and as Soldiers Housing Emergency Premises. Whatever the exact wording, I find it of much interest to be learning additional details about […]
Many great opportunities to compare notes & have a good time, at events bringing together young people who stutter from across Europe
/0 Comments/in Commentary, Newsletter/by Jaan PillA previous post is entitled: My Story as a Stutterer: Handout from talk at Nordic Seminar, Tallinn, Sept. 1, 2018 At the current post, I’d like to share a few notes about the international scene as it relates to the lives and experiences of people who stutter. In years past, pretty well all of my […]