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News Release June 2023
June 2023 THE 1946 RIOT AND SEIGE AT CAMP DUINDORP A NEW PERSPECTIVE New information on a 1946 riot and subsequent two-day siege at Camp Duindorp, near The Hague, where thousands of collaborators—many of whom had been members of the … Continue reading
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BACKGROUNDER (June 2023) The 1946 riot and siege at Camp Duindorp: A new perspective
BACKGROUNDER (June 2023) The 1946 riot and siege at Camp Duindorp: A new perspective New information on a 1946 riot and subsequent two-day siege at Camp Duindorp, near The Hague, where thousands of collaborators—many of whom had been members of … Continue reading
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News Release April 2023
April 3, 2023 Victoria, B.C., social worker and foster parent was a member of the Dutch SS and a participant in the Holocaust From 1958 to 1988, Victoria, B.C., was home to a former member of the Dutch SS who … Continue reading
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News Release March 2023
March 2023 NEW INFORMATION ON THE NAZI PAST OF CONTROVERSIAL DUTCHMAN, PIETER SCHELTE HEEREMA A new biography, A Snake on the Heart – History, Mystery, and Truth: The Entangled Journeys of a Biographer and His Nazi Subject, brings to light … Continue reading
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BACKGROUNDER (March 2023) New information on the Nazi past of controversial Dutchman, Pieter Schelte Heerema
BACKGROUNDER (March 2023) New information on the Nazi past of controversial Dutchman, Pieter Schelte Heerema Sometime after Pieter Schelte Heerema, a member of the Dutch SS, returned to the Netherlands from Russia in mid-1942, he “appeared to have completely turned … Continue reading
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PROLOGUE-ASnakeOnTheHeart
PROLOGUE AN UNSETTLING PORTRAIT OF THE BIOGRAPHER AS A YOUNG MAN On January 11, 1988, I was up all night at my office preparing the eulogy I would deliver the next day at the memorial service for my good friend, … Continue reading
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Safeguarding the sacred amid the Holocaust
Safeguarding the sacred amid the Holocaust[1] By Patrick Wolfe Yesterday was International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Auschwitz was liberated by the Russians on Jan. 27, 1945. They arrived fourteen months too late for Etty Hillesum. She was murdered there on Nov. … Continue reading
‘The Apple’ and ‘The Story behind ‘The Apple’
The Apple (For Bev) Souls, like apple seeds, have populated the Earth since time immemorial and have brought with them the possibility of that fruit’s sweet harvest. Through seasons and stages, they have taken their individual paths, lifetimes—whether long or … Continue reading
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Families, homelessness, and a municipal opportunity
Families, homelessness, and a municipal opportunity[1] PATRICK S. WOLFE A commentary by a local resident [of Victoria, B.C.] who is a parent and grandparent and who admits he often gets things wrong before he gets them closer to being right. … Continue reading
What values underlie our thinking?
What values underlie our thinking?[1] PATRICK S. WOLFE What is more extraordinary, the mind-blowing developments in artificial intelligence (AI) or the simple fact of existence? This question was prompted by a recent article on AI in The Globe and Mail, … Continue reading →