Well, real life got in the way, and we’re a bit behind in posting reviews. Slowly, but surely, we’ll catch up. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford is a popular book these days, with several of you posting reviews recently.
Diane from Bibliophile By the Sea wrote:
I thought Hotel on the Corner [...]
May 19, 2009
Categories: WWII . Tags: Book Reviews, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Jamie Ford, WWII Challenge . Author: diaryofaneccentric . Comments: Leave a Comment
Holocaust deniers seem to be still around, and the Christian Science Monitor’s blog discussed earlier this month how some Facebook communities are maintained by people who do not believe the Holocaust occurred. While Facebook says that these communities do not represent the company’s ideals, the social networking site is willing to allow these communities to [...]
May 18, 2009
Categories: WWII . Tags: Holocaust, WWII . Author: sagustocox . Comments: 3 Comments
Pope Benedict XVI will be visiting the Holy Land for five days and according to the Christian Science Monitor, the Pope is urging a two-state solution and peace.
On the one hand, the Pope will honor 6 million Holocaust victims, but on the other, he is supportive of a Palestinian state. Pope Benedict XVI has had [...]
May 14, 2009
Categories: WWII . Tags: Holocaust, israel, Pope Benedict XVI, WWII . Author: sagustocox . Comments: 1 Comment
We have been reading quite a bit about John Demjanjuk, who was allegedly a former Nazi death camp prison guard and originally called Ivan Demjanjuk. Mr. Demjanjuk was living in Ohio until his recent deportation to Munich to stand trial for his alleged crimes.
Demjanjuk was deported once before to Israel to stand trial, but new [...]
May 13, 2009
Categories: WWII . Tags: John Demjanjuk, Munich, Nazi criminals, WWII . Author: sagustocox . Comments: 6 Comments
I know it’s been a while since participants’ reviews have been posted. Alas, life got in the way.
However, I just completed a major update to the WWII Reading List. Now that I’ve moved that off my plate, we can focus on our backlog of reviews.
If you’ve emailed a link to your review, you’re all set. [...]
May 5, 2009
Categories: Challenge Info, WWII . Tags: WWII Challenge . Author: diaryofaneccentric . Comments: Leave a Comment