Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 27-1-2025 — The Holocaust

27th January, 2025: the Holocaust.

Yes: it’s officially official.

It’s Monday!

As the start of a whole new week, the start of a whole period that makes us another week older and wiser … 

And a week where we’re allowed to make assorted ‘YAY’ noises.

Just maybe not that excited!

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At any rate … ?

It’s a Monday.

And?

Excitable Yays* aside, it means it’s I’m off to my Weight Management meeting.

Hopefully?

I’d’ve lost weight.

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Whilst writing this?

I’ve had Radio 4 on: early enough that the station’s Prayer for the Day played … 

Obviously, today is Holocaust Memorial Day: so Rabbi Julia Neuberger was an appropriate choice of speaker.

With an interesting piece.

Strangely, though?

She referenced Helen Fry’s The Walls Have Ears: the book about the operation that bugged the cells of senior German prisoners-of-war.

The reason I found it strange?

Was simply the co-incidence: I’m currently reading the book, and it’s fascinating stuff … 

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Just as a last thought … ?

That photo is the one I’ve used as a thumbnail for today’s Teaser video.

Because it’s striking.

Because of the man in the centre of the photo, the man who’s carrying a friend, and staring at the camera.

His expression caught my eye.

It seems to say “You knew.   You knew.”

Given the history?

The accusation is understandable … 

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The Brentwood Gazette’s Weekly Teaser — 27-1-2016: Holocaust Memorial Day

Right … 

I’ll admit it … 

It’s Wednesday again … !

Which mean’s it’s time for the Gazette’s Teaser.

But ALSO time for me to feel slightly rushed: I’m back at work, today, after all!

With that said … ?

Let’s move on, shall we?

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The Daily Teaser — 27-1-2013

You know, there’s one HUGE problem with getting the early night that I got, last night.

I forgot to put my alarm on: I hate doing that … !

And having a congested nose to go with it.

At least, a congested nostril.   Just the one.   Why on Earth is it, when you get a blocked nose, it’s inevitably just the one nostril that gets blocked … ?

One of life’s little  mysteries, I think … 

Let’s move on, shall we … ?

Yes, let’s … 

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi putting in her answers: along with telling us she be keeping us posted on the website redesign, also bagging 9 out of 10*.

Let’s see how she — and you — do with today’s Holocaust Memorial Dayº questions, shall we?

Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video …

Q1) 27th January is Holocaust Memorial Day, internationally and in the UK, marking the date the Auschwitz concentration camp was liberated.   In which year of the World War Two was this … ?

Q2) More to the point, in which modern country was Auschwitz … ?

Q3) ‘Holocaust’ is, of course, the Jewish name for what happened in the Camps.   What is the Romani name for the Holocaust … ?

Q4) Who — in Auschwitz and other camps — were forced to wear pink triangles … ?

Q5) What name did the Nazis give to their victims’ mass killing … ?

Q6) What’s the legal term for this type of mass murder … ?

Q7) And finally … which Asian country’s genocide court is still prosecuting members of the Khmer Rouge … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 26th January saw India become a republic: in which year of the 1950s … ?   

A1) 1950.

Q2) More to the point, how is this known in India … ?   

A2) Republic Day.

Q3) Who was sworn in as its first president … ?   

A3) Rajendra Prasad.

Q4) 26th January, 1965, saw WHAT named as an official Indian language … ?   

A4) Hindi.

Q5) India has many constitutionally recognised regional languages: in what it calls its 8th Schedule.   How many of these languages are there .… ?   

A5) 22.   That’s on top of Hindi, English, and lord knows how many others recognised at a state level.

Q6) What’s the general international nickname for India’s flamboyant film industry … ?   

A6) Bollywood: although strictly speaking, that’s the Hindi language industry, operating out of Mumbai.

Q7) What’s India’s currency … ?   

A7) The Rupee.

Q8) Ajay Bhatt — Indian-American computer engineer — famously co-designed what: the mouse, the optical drive or the USB socket … ?   

A8) The USB socket.

Q9) Which famous Indian sportsman was the first batsman to score 10,000 runs in one day cricket … ?   

A9) The Little Master, himself, Sachin Tendulkar.

Q10) And finally … Which renowned sitarist died in December of 2012 … ?   

A10) Pandit Ravi Shankar.

I’ll leave you with this very relevant quote from Elie Weisal …

“For the dead and the living, we must bear witness.”

Elie Wiesal

And with Dachau Song: written by Jura Soyfer and Herbert Zipper … 

*        You know, Debbi, I’m going to have to head over and have a look, I really am … !

º        I have to admit, I found this one rather emotional to write.   I think whatever ones political views of Israel, I believe Germany’s Nazi regime committed some of the greatest evils — which is always a debatable term, I know — in history.