Opening of UN files on Holocaust will 'rewrite chapters of history' | Monday 17 April 2017

Holocaust | Archives | Jewish history | War crimes

Survivors visit the former Auschwitz-Birkenau camp in Poland on the anniversary of its liberation. Photograph: Kuba Ociepa/Agencja Gazeta/Reuters

 Archive used in prosecution of Nazis reveals detailed evidence of death camps and genocide previously unseen by public

by Owen Bowcott

War crimes files revealing early evidence of Holocaust death camps that was smuggled out of eastern Europe are among tens of thousands of files to be made public for the first time this week.

The once-inaccessible archive of the UN war crimes commission, dating back to 1943, is being opened by the Wiener Library in London with a catalogue that can be searched online.

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Sign In Universal Declaration of Human Rights | March 22, 2017

Human Rights | Tolerance | Libraries

Simple really, and libraries are one of the highest expressions of these rights:

From: Stephen's Lighthouse / Stephen Abram

 

I’d suggest that this would make a great poster for every library although I know there are contingents who sadly disagree and try to take away other’s rights.

http://www.upworthy.com/i-love-you-america-but-this-list-should-not-make-you-uncomfortable-6?c=ufb2
Stephen