Free Republic University, Department of History presents
World War II Plus 70 Years: Seminar and Discussion Forum First session: September 1, 2009. Last date to add: September 2, 2015.
Reading assignment:
New York Times articles delivered daily to students on the 70th anniversary of original publication date. (Previously posted articles can be found by searching on keyword “realtime” Or view
Homer’s posting history .)
To add this class to or drop it from your schedule notify Admissions and Records (Attn: Homer_J_Simpson) by freepmail. Those on the Realtime +/- 70 Years ping list are automatically enrolled. Course description, prerequisites and tuition information is available at the bottom of Homer’s profile. Also visit our
general discussion thread.June 20, 1943:
- "Five thousand Jews from Amsterdam are deported to Auschwitz.
- "The Ternopol (Ukraine) Ghetto is liquidated."
"This shirt was worn by the chief of a group of Romanian Gypsies known as the Calderai.
Like other Gypsies, the owner, Gheorge Ciaoba, wore brightly colored clothes on special occasions.
The shirt is from the years 1942 to 1945, during which the Nazis viciously persecuted the Gypsies, who were often (and easily) identified by their distinctive garments."
