The deportation of Jewish people from Berlin Grünewald station from 1941 to 1945

[@David-og7di]

You are getting so much better at this. The depth of research and style of presentation is so very good. Best

[@janetturner7489]

Interesting Alan. In 1983 I stayed in Gruenewald and had no idea about this station, nor did I know that Himmler lived there! I knew through my parents a Jew from Fredrichshagen in Berlin, a very Jewish area, he escaped the Holocaust with the Kinder transport, he was the only one of his family who survived. Also, a former boss of mine originally came from Berlin. He was instructed by his parents to not come home if it got too dangerous but to go to an English friend some miles away. By this time the Jewish children could only go to Jewish schools, as Jews and non-Jews were not allowed to talk with one another. He had to jump from a first floor window, as the SS had stormed the school. He walked about 8 miles to the Englsh lady, as he was not allowed on public transport. Very soon after that he and the lady got over to England where he finished his education in Wimbledon. He was such a gentle person and had his own business. Sorry that this was a bit long. But thanks for sharing this video. Take care.

[@skathwoelya2935]

Excellent video - coming at history from a new perspective. Reminded me of the film with Jacqueline Bissett called "Forbidden" made in the '80s and recently taken down from KZbin.

[@HistoryonYouTube]

I don't know that film!

[@anthonysherry2628]

To me, it was a truly awful part of German History. My mother is German, father is British. Mum was 11 when the war ended. We were talking about the White Rose, just last week. She is 89 years old, and she said she feels ashamed of what happened in the Nazi era. In 2015 my sister and i visited Berlin. I felt a really heavy atmosphere there. I felt upset too. I cannot understand how this could have happened, to so many innocent people. What were the nazi's thinking? They lost their humanity.

[@HistoryonYouTube]

I think Anthony that whereas Nazi Germany was at the extreme example, there was a wave of hatred in the 1930s where similar atrocities happened in other countries too - USSR, Spain and others or even in our lifetime in Rwanda or Cambodia. This hatred was caused by conspiracy theories and look how many of them there are today and how many people willing to believe in them - therefore something like this could occur again.

[@skathwoelya2935]

You should never beat yourself up for what your ancestors did. You weren't there. No people is perfect. If it hadn't happened in Germany, it would have happened somewhere else. Always defend free speech and protect your own culture and democracy = lesson learned.

[@pingdis]

Very good video, thanks. Are the rails and cross ties original from the Nazi era? Thanks.

[@HistoryonYouTube]

I don't think so, they look too new to me. I suspect that the rails were taken up and replaced when the monument was made.

[@HistoryonYouTube]

Transport of 28 March 1942 was to Trawniki and then to Piaski Ghetto. Deportation to Sobibór autumn 1942.

[@OrangeBoss-ww8eb]

was that old small building near the end orginal?

[@HistoryonYouTube]

Yes, I think it is.

[@jmckendrick165]

Hi Alan, could we have the link to the Sobibor/Minsk survivor please?

[@isawa6649]

Thank you Alan.

[@HistoryonYouTube]

You are very welcome Isa!

[@larsandreasrisy4402]

Thanks for another interesting video 👍 Yes, this is a nice memorial. I'ts disturbing to see the dates..that confirm the perverse nature of the nazis, deporting people to the bitter end😢 As you said..the Russians are 80 km to the east,and still they are going strong with their damn trains with human cargo.. That's just very sad. Keep up the good work Alan 👍

[@HistoryonYouTube]

Thanks Lars

[@388Caroline]

Very interesting 🙏

[@HistoryonYouTube]

Thanks for watching Caroline.

[@mortygoldmacher]

When did the pronunciation of Lodz change to "wooj"? My mother was born there in 1920 and lived there until the end of August, 1944. She and her fellow Lodzers always said "luj".

[@HistoryonYouTube]

And what language was she speaking Monty? There is no L in the Polish word it is an Ł which is like the English 'w'. The word in Yiddish is לאדזש That has an L in it - Ludtsch. My pronunciation in Polish is correct.

[@mortygoldmacher]

@@HistoryonKZbin Yes, her first language was Yiddish. Thank you for clearing that up.

[@mortygoldmacher]

@@HistoryonKZbin I wasn't challenging your pronunciation, i thought it was a Peking/Beijing sort of thing.

[@LeonardoJimenezHerrera]

@@mortygoldmacher You were asking the right question, actually: While the Polish is pronounced like the English in contemporary Polish, this did shift from the original pronunciation as the "dark", velarised [l] still found in East Slavic languages (and Bulgarian). This shift was only accepted as Standard Polish and generalised after World War II.

[@SarahZeeb]

Thank you for this video. I hardly ever come across someone talking about the deportations from Berlin. It's sad that a few of the deportation destinations are unknown. It's also crazy to realize that the Nazis were still deporting people to the East with the Soviets right on their doorstep.

[@janetturner7489]

Yes, I agree. Strange.

[@BrokenCurtain]

That's because the genocide was one of the prime objectives of the regime. You might occasionally encounter some Holocaust deniers who will argue that "it didn't happen" because it would have "detracted from the war effort". But that argument doesn't fly because murdering as many Jews as possible was one of the main goals of the war. That made it a core part of the "war effort", so it couldn't "detract" from it.

[@Hongaars1969]

Hi Alan.

[@HistoryonYouTube]

Hello Eugena!

[@xys7536]

Is this the original

[@HistoryonYouTube]

I don't think so, they look too new to me. I suspect that the rails were taken up and replaced when the monument was made.

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

Another wonderful historical coverage video about Nazism regime atrocities and prosecutions committed against innocent Jewish ✡️ community during Nazism regime rules before and during WW2. Video showed deportation station position...thank you ( history on KZbin).for sharing this wonderful video

[@HistoryonYouTube]

Thanks Mohammed!

[@sikbot]

I’ll be in Berlin in about a month .. I will stop by to see. Thanks

[@dimabelyaev9648]

Thank you for your educational video. The world should never forget the depth of suffering endured by the people of Israel throughout history. From the pogroms of Russia to the horrors of Auschwitz, the people of Israel were the one, who constantly were oppressed, suffered massacres and depravity towards civilian Jewish population, Jewish little babies and Israeli children. There is eternal connection of the people of Israel to G-d and the Holy Land, which He gave only to his one chosen nation - Israel FOREVER. May G-d grant Jewish people the imminent arrival of Moshiach ben Dovid with true and full Redemption at this very moment right now!

[@mortygoldmacher]

By rooting your politics in your religion you're playing the same dangerous game that American Christian Nationalists are playing. As a Jew with a deep understanding of religious fanaticism and political extremist violence (and the child of two Shoah survivors), I'm terrified by the future I see for Israel and America, both countries to which I have a loving attachment.

[@wildcolonialman]

TV7 Israel, immediately followed, so back paged to say thank you Tino. Berlin, 70/90,000 fabulous Peoples targeted by Nazi Laws Guns and Death, is grueling reading-and this opportunity to see the Memory Inscriptions. Invaluable.

[@HistoryonYouTube]

Thanks for watching.

[@maximillianphoenix9374]

They still wanted the German blood money though 🤔

[@HistoryonYouTube]

?

[@jochenwagner5170]

Because of new German history that’s not true!

[@HistoryonYouTube]

What is not true?