Update from the house of Plague (Day Fnarg Year 3) 7th of January

[elisi]

BBC: Census 1921 - 100-year-old secrets revealed
(Fascinating, and includes Dorothy Sayers!)

The Guardian: Russell T Davies: ‘I genuinely thought - who wants to watch a show about Aids?’
It’s a Sin has been voted the Guardian’s best TV show of the year. Russell T Davies reveals why it took him 30 years to write, who the real Colin is - and why he just

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[kitmarlowescot2]

Have you ever read a book called Number the stars by Lois Lowry ? It came out in 1990 here, my Bubbie (my father's side of the family is Jewish) gave it to me read when I was eight. That made quite the impression of me, though one of the first memories I have is visiting their synagogue and asking a elderly woman why she had numbers on her inner wrist. She was quite kind and explained it as best you can to a young child like that.

[elisi]

Have you ever read a book called Number the stars by Lois Lowry ?
The name rings a bell, but I haven't read it.

though one of the first memories I have is visiting their synagogue and asking a elderly woman why she had numbers on her inner wrist. She was quite kind and explained it as best you can to a young child like that.
Goodness - I grew up so far away. Like, I can't remember ever meeting a Jewish person in the Faroes. Mind you, we went to see Schindler's List through school (I was 16-17), and walking home afterwards in the absolute idyll that is the Faroes was one of the most surreal experiences of my life. Obviously I had read about the holocaust (and heard the stories of the Danes saving their Jews), but the movie is so incredibly impactful.

[kitmarlowescot2]

Yes, well my father's family was quite fortunate, only one maternal uncle did not follow my Bubbie's father over to immigrate to the US. Unfortunately he and his family died in Warsaw in 1943. That was the last time his brother ever heard from him, and then my great grandfather died the next year from a heart attack. So he never knew what happened to him or his daughter and wife.

[elisi]

So he never knew what happened to him or his daughter and wife.
I'm so sorry. :(

[desdemonaspace]

I love stories about WWII combatants who behave better than they could be expected to. One of my favorite books is A Higher Call, about a German fighter pilot who came upon a badly-damaged American bomber (the side of the plane was open like a dollhouse.) He could see the wounded men inside, and instead of finishing them off, he escorted them out of German airspace. This is a true story, and well worth reading.

The two pilots met again, many years later, and became friends.

[elisi]

I love stories about WWII combatants who behave better than they could be expected to.
Me too. I gives me hope for humanity.

One of my favorite books is A Higher Call, about a German fighter pilot who came upon a badly-damaged American bomber (the side of the plane was open like a dollhouse.) He could see the wounded men inside, and instead of finishing them off, he escorted them out of German airspace. This is a true story, and well worth reading.
Sounds great, thank you for the recommendation.

<3

[desdemonaspace]

The story didn't get out for years. The German didn't talk about it, obviously, because he didn't want to get shot for treason. The American, when he got back to his base in England, was forbidden by his superiors to tell anyone, because they didn't want the men to expect similar mercy from the enemy.

It really is a good read.

[elisi]

The story didn't get out for years. The German didn't talk about it, obviously, because he didn't want to get shot for treason. The American, when he got back to his base in England, was forbidden by his superiors to tell anyone, because they didn't want the men to expect similar mercy from the enemy.
Makes sense (sadly).

I shall make a note of it and add it to my list!