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Its historic heart lies empty because, that September day
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How the Holocaust Began

Its historic heart lies emptybecause, that September day, 740 Jews, 80% of the town's...

Its historic heart lies empty
because, that September day, 740 Jews, 80% of the town's population, were murdered

Full Transcript

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Its historic heart lies empty because, that September day,
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740 Jews,
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80% of the town's population,
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were murdered.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:40
Uploaded
Apr 20, 2025
Genres
documentary, history, war
Production
Caravan Media

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The Nazi evolution from murderous anti-semitism into organised death camps, as documented in this sober piece of historical excavation from Holocaust specialist James Bulgin, is truly shocking in its specificity. An ad-hoc interpr...
The killers were Lithuanian killers - How the Holocaust Began 00:07
The killers were Lithuanian killers
Those, the killers were not neighbours of those Jews, but those, - How the Holocaust Began 00:15
Those, the killers were not neighbours of those Jews, but th...
From another town nearby. And they're the ones - How the Holocaust Began 00:06
From another town nearby. And they're the ones
And after the shooting, the neighbours are taking the property. - How the Holocaust Began 00:05
And after the shooting, the neighbours are taking the proper...
And then they move into the houses around here, - How the Holocaust Began 00:07
And then they move into the houses around here,
It's clear that the Holocaust here was much more - How the Holocaust Began 00:07
It's clear that the Holocaust here was much more
It was rapidly evolving into organised ethnic cleansing - How the Holocaust Began 00:07
It was rapidly evolving into organised ethnic cleansing
In Alytus' forest, Harry and Phil think they may have stumbled on the - How the Holocaust Began 00:08
In Alytus' forest, Harry and Phil think they may have s...
I mean, obviously we're walking in a lower area - How the Holocaust Began 00:10
I mean, obviously we're walking in a lower area
Wow. I mean, that's human-built. - How the Holocaust Began 00:06
Wow. I mean, that's human-built.
I mean, I mean, it's macabre, but I mean, the idea - How the Holocaust Began 00:20
I mean, I mean, it's macabre, but I mean, the idea
This is one that is not, you can say, limited in... - How the Holocaust Began 00:05
This is one that is not, you can say, limited in...
The discovery is the result of resolute detective work, - How the Holocaust Began 00:11
The discovery is the result of resolute detective work,
All the data indicated, really, that there was nothing there. - How the Holocaust Began 00:06
All the data indicated, really, that there was nothing there...
So I went back to the air photos to try to find something - How the Holocaust Began 00:10
So I went back to the air photos to try to find something
And this is a 1944 Luftwaffe air photograph of this area. - How the Holocaust Began 00:07
And this is a 1944 Luftwaffe air photograph of this area.
And if we zoom in, what's interesting about it is this is - How the Holocaust Began 00:11
And if we zoom in, what's interesting about it is this ...
So it's a road that goes into the middle of a forest and stops? - How the Holocaust Began 00:06
So it's a road that goes into the middle of a forest an...
And stops. I would... Yes, I would agree with that. - How the Holocaust Began 00:05
And stops. I would... Yes, I would agree with that.
But there is testimony of a family member, soon after her father - How the Holocaust Began 00:15
But there is testimony of a family member, soon after her fa...