Saturday, 12 November 2011

H is for Hospital. V is for Victim.

hospital: n. formerly, a charitable institution for the old or destitute, or for the reception (and education) of the needy young: an institution for treatment of sick or injured: a building for any of these purposes.

Here is a small selection of the victims of Am Steinhof a Vienna hospital run by the Nazis.




These people have one thing in common. They were all murdered.

victim: n. a living being offered as a sacrifice: one subjected to death, suffering or ill-treatment: a prey: a sufferer

4 comments:

  1. It does us all good to remember these things Gwilym - the senselessness of it all - and those false borders (after all, animals ignore them) which countries guard so strongly. I can't see how to leave a comment on Poetry Rat, so am leaving it here. Interestingly, the word verification is 'enemy'

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  2. Your series on this was incredible. It always amazes me how much there is to learn about a particular time period, no matter how much you may think you already know. Thank you for shedding light on this dark time.

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  3. Hello Pat, I don't allow comments on Poetry Rat but it's fine to LEAVE THEM HERE. Many thanks.

    Choc City Native and Library Diva, thanks for your appreciation.

    Gwilym

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