State 'did nothing for Jews in WWII'
IRELAND can no longer escape the "inconvenient truth" that it turned its back on the suffering of the Jews during World War Two.
In a hard-hitting speech delivered at the opening of a new Holocaust exhibition in Dublin last night, Justice Minister Alan Shatter said the Irish State lost its "moral compass" during and after the war.
"An inconvenient truth is that those who chose to do and say nothing during this unprecedented period in European history included this State.
"In the period following Hitler coming to power and preceding the Second World War, the doors of this state were kept firmly closed to German Jewish families trying to escape from persecution and death," he said.
Records unearthed by the Minister from the Department of Foreign Affairs while he was researching the period many years ago show that the then Irish Ambassador to Germany, Charles Bewley, recommended the Government refuse visa requests from Jews to protect Ireland from "contamination".
"In understanding the Holocaust and maintaining its memory...we should not forget or ignore the failures of this State and this State's responsibilities for such failures," he warned (continue reading here).
Poland Tourism To Promote WWII Headquarters of Adolf Hitler
Poland is looking to boost tourism with the help of headquarters used by Adolf Hitler during WWII. Wolfsschanze or Wolf's Lair is the Adolf Hitler's command headquarters that Poland tourism is looking to promote in order to lure tourists.
The Polish authorities have planned $2 million upgrade of the Wolfsschanze to attract more tourists. Poland officials plans to attract more children at the headquarters of Adolf Hitler during the Second World War.
At present around 180,000 to 200,000 tourists visit the site annually. Following the upgrades, Poland tourism expects 20 per cent increase in tourist arrivals. Wolfsschanze is spread in a area of 250 hectare, surrounded by abundance of forest in Rastenburg. Wolf's Lair was the largest of 10 headquarters used by Nazis and Adolf Hitler during the Second World War (continue reading here).
In a hard-hitting speech delivered at the opening of a new Holocaust exhibition in Dublin last night, Justice Minister Alan Shatter said the Irish State lost its "moral compass" during and after the war.
"An inconvenient truth is that those who chose to do and say nothing during this unprecedented period in European history included this State.
"In the period following Hitler coming to power and preceding the Second World War, the doors of this state were kept firmly closed to German Jewish families trying to escape from persecution and death," he said.
Records unearthed by the Minister from the Department of Foreign Affairs while he was researching the period many years ago show that the then Irish Ambassador to Germany, Charles Bewley, recommended the Government refuse visa requests from Jews to protect Ireland from "contamination".
"In understanding the Holocaust and maintaining its memory...we should not forget or ignore the failures of this State and this State's responsibilities for such failures," he warned (continue reading here).
Poland Tourism To Promote WWII Headquarters of Adolf Hitler
Poland is looking to boost tourism with the help of headquarters used by Adolf Hitler during WWII. Wolfsschanze or Wolf's Lair is the Adolf Hitler's command headquarters that Poland tourism is looking to promote in order to lure tourists.
The Polish authorities have planned $2 million upgrade of the Wolfsschanze to attract more tourists. Poland officials plans to attract more children at the headquarters of Adolf Hitler during the Second World War.
At present around 180,000 to 200,000 tourists visit the site annually. Following the upgrades, Poland tourism expects 20 per cent increase in tourist arrivals. Wolfsschanze is spread in a area of 250 hectare, surrounded by abundance of forest in Rastenburg. Wolf's Lair was the largest of 10 headquarters used by Nazis and Adolf Hitler during the Second World War (continue reading here).
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