- "The Bergson Boys pageant, "We Will Never Die," opens in New York City.
More than 100,000 Americans witness the show, including many government officials."
"Even under the conditions that existed at Belzec, Jewish prisoners tried to maintain some remnant of their prewar religious practices.
These kiddush cups, found in the camp, were used to celebrate the Sabbath.
Such rituals were illegal in the camp, and the punishment for practicing them was death.
Jews, however, still felt the need to practice their religious rites, especially under such trying circumstances.
"Henning von Tresckow was a major general in the German Army who joined the opposition movement against Hitler.
While serving on the Russian front, Tresckow became convinced that the campaign was destined for failure and that Hitler had to be removed from power.
He was involved in the failed attempt on Hitler's life in March 1943 that took place in Smolensk, Russia; a bomb made of plastic explosives and disguised as bottles of brandy failed to detonate after being placed aboard the Führer's private plane.
After the plot to kill Hitler in July 1944 also failed, Tresckow took his own life."
Here is a Tresckow quote from 1941:
- "Remember this moment.
If we don't convince the field marshal (Fedor von Bock) to fly to Hitler at once and have these orders (Commissar Order) canceled, the German people will be burdened with a guilt the world will not forget in a hundred years.
This guilt will fall not only on Hitler, Himmler, Göring, and their comrades but on you and me, your wife and mine, your children and mine, that woman crossing the street, and those children over there playing ball."