Ivo Says - Ep. 2: Bad Poetry, Famous War Songs and a Family Album

[@cmdrvex]

I have been captivated by your voice and (almost) impeccable English. Your content is fascinating and competently laid out. There are not too many long form videos on KZbin that can hold my attention and sustain my interest, but yours are set apart. Your series about Lena Heydrich is very engaging and I could not help but interrupt my working day, here and there, to listen to another minute or two of your account of her life. Truly, well done. Strangely, I came across your posts while looking into the imagery and history of the BDM, as part of my research into my maternal grandmother (born 1923 in Paderborn). You see, I am English on my paternal side and German on my maternal side. While my grandmother, Ana Caterina, was a 21 year old, serving in the Luftwaffe in Berlin until the final days (she worked in the mapping rooms, plotting the movements of allied aircraft), my paternal grandfather, Albert, had been installing radar stations for the Royal Air Force in Kent, England throughout the war. The irony is there to see. Anyway, I very much look forward to your future posts and wish you well in your endeavours. P.S. if you should have the time and inclination to create a post about the Bund Deutscher Mädel in the future, I would be most eager and enthralled to hear and observe your presentation. With best wishes, from Devizes, Wiltshire, England.

[@ivodora]

Thank you very much, you are too kind. What an interesting point of symmetry your grandparents' lives had! I do have a book about the HJ and the BDM, I might work on something in the future.

[@calebsmith2362]

I really like your channel. Your documentaries are so well done. I wish I had something better to say but I hope you continue to make these videos. I can only imagine how much work goes into them. You're very good at what you do.

[@ivodora]

Thank you very much!

[@wol.im.hiut.und.immer.wol.]

Hello Ivodora, I recently came across your videos and was truly captivated by the intelligent, profound, and tender content you share. Although our focuses and backgrounds may differ, I wanted to express my sincere gratitude for your admirable work and the invaluable information you diligently offer to your audience. I am particularly impressed by your ability to seamlessly blend exceptional historical content with personal sensitivity and storytelling. Your channel is indeed a hidden gem, and I wanted to acknowledge and appreciate it. Best regards, Schwerpunkt

[@ivodora]

What wonderful feedback, thank you kindly.

[@minervamedia3652]

Dear Ivodora, This episode is so delicate and humble and personal. A few years ago, I have conducted my own research about a specific diaspora refugee person, also around this period. It took me 5 months to find the person I was looking for. Needless to say, on during mz search journy, I have been through museums, archives and research institutions until my "project" came to a closure. Sadly, one month after I got to know who I was looking for (to put a name to the face), this person passed away. And it all started with a small picture I saw at the International Center of Photography in New York. Thanks again and all the best. Lior

[@hellohellohellohellohello-h5l]

Yes, definitely find out more about the Bodlin's. It's fascinating to learn more about what normal people did during such a turbulent period of history.

[@haze-the-alt]

What a fascinating history find!

[@kaybrown4010]

This was wonderful, Ivo! Yes, quality over quantity, always! Thank you for sharing these glimpses of days gone by. It would be interesting to find out more about the Bodlin’s. If my great-grandfather hadn’t left Prussia for America in the 1870’s, our family would have had a much different story. ❤

[@ivodora]

Many thanks!

[@AlbertoH117]

Fascinating collection and findings you have made in your trips, and interesting story about your toy and pen, happy holidays and happy new year, hope you bring more incredible content to your channel next year Ivo.

[@ivodora]

Thank you!

[@edwing2392]

Enjoyed watching, ❤

[@ivodora]

Happy to hear that!

[@boris1387]

Still the most angelic voice I've ever heard❤❤❤❤

[@pitdog75]

Your voice and prononciantion are amazing. Glad I found your channell. Cheers.

[@pitdog75]

Of course it's a bonus. Research and subjects are great too.

[@died4us590]

I would like to find out more about the Bodlin's, people who lived in different time's are interesting. I love reading, history, and ephemera from the past. You found some good stuff, all of it very interesting. I always enjoy your video's, and i know that you may not put them out often, but nonetheless, i watch right away. My grandmother was a high school English literature teacher after WWll, and she influenced me with classical literature, poetry, and old post card's and photo's of the past. My grandpa restored old clocks, and also old photographs from when they were first introduced. I remember three type's, and the restoration to see them well was a multi step process. The picture's told a story, and i was fascinated by them. My grandpa really got into them a lot more after he retired, and so i helped him. He had picture's from different countries, different war's, picture's of the deceased, which for some families was the only photograph they would have of a loved one. I wish that people would learn from the past, but sadly history repeats itself. Thank you for your time, G-d bless.

[@ivodora]

Thank you for your thoughtful words.

[@xwngdrvr]

"We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. Through the unknown, remembered gate When the last of earth left to discover Is that which was the beginning; At the source of the longest river The voice of the hidden waterfall And the children in the apple-tree Not known, because not looked for But heard, half-heard, in the stillness Between two waves of the sea." - T.S. Eliot 'Four Quartets'. Circa 1943.

[@alejandrocruz5804]

I really liked the story about Lili Marlene. It's wonderful that even in the direst of circumstances people find it in their hearts to be kind to one another. The world can be such a cruel place and history often focuses on the big battles, the big revolutions, the great leaders. It's easy to surrender to cynicism and accept this cruelty as the only possible alternative. But learning about these pieces of history has reminded me that indolence towards suffering is a grave mistake. There's beauty and there's kindness worth restoring and protecting, even within myself - just like an old toy, waiting to inspire new dreams once more. Thank you very much for bringing some beauty into the YoutTubes, do keep it up. Frohes Weihnachtsfest und besinnliche Tage!

[@ivodora]

Wonderful thought, thank you.