Have You Read A Delayed Life?

Dita Kraus, back then Polachová did not lose either father or mother into gas chambers.

But she did lose both.

The father died in typhoid fever.

The mother was malnourished and overworked and, if I recall correctly, ate too much when the Brits came in, and died of that.

I consider the NS administration as culpable of their deaths, and her humiliation (and some were humiliated or even scared worse).

Obviously, her case is multiplied by the thousands or millions.

Now, in Auschwitz, adequate means to clean barracks (notably fast cleaning away any trace of typhoid diarrhaea) and eat properly were denied to Jews. Some NS nostalgics pretend "not the fault of the administration, the Allies bombed supplies, and Jews were made to share "their part" of the resulting hardships. Well, Jews were still being held there against their will, denied to exit to less dangerous and impoverished zones. I can't exonerate National Socialism of innocent deaths. There is a reason, while I have often called myself Fascist over the decades, or Carlist or Austro-Fascist, with my support for Mussolini usually stated as "up to 1938" (carta della razza, I'm against it.), I have NOT called myself a National Socialist. In Sweden Fascist (Nysvenskar) and National Socialist (Nordfront) are two different movements.

Now, perhaps you can guess why I would not take up calling myself a Zionist. All eyes to Gaza, please! Meanwhile, it seems a Norwegian lady of 70 who came with the Handala is being charged (probably in the most fraudulent and mendacious manner known to the former East Block) with smuggling Cannabis. Reuters and AT have not reported on the story, only Israeli media have. How long will Vigdis remain in captivity? Is Netanyahu trying to take a hostage or more of his own as bargaining chip for the remaining hostages?

Hans Georg Lundahl
Paris
St. Ruffinus of Assisi
30.VII.2025

Assisii, in Umbria, sancti Rufini Martyris.

Today's the patron St. of Ruffino Niccacci. The Fascist Mayor of Assisi was his friend and helped save Jews.