Posted on 06/14/2015 12:52:21 PM PDT by Ravnagora
Alexander Pollak (center) poses with his team of supporters at the Humble Rotary luncheon June 10, 2015.
Humble resident, Alexander Pollak, has made it his mission to bring the atrocities at the concentration camp, Jasenovac, to light.
Pollak’s father, along with countless others, perished at Jasenovac.
Jasenovac is a name that is not as widely recognized, but is among one of the worst World War II concentration camps. Located in Croatia, Jasenovac’s existence remains under the radar because its records were intentionally destroyed.
Pollak had the chance to share his mission during the Humble Rotary luncheon June 10.
Pollak’s friend, Michelle Lee, has been helping him in his efforts. Like most others, Lee had never heard of Jasenovac.
“I started doing research on Jasenovac and learning how horrific it was,” Lee said. “Even Hitler himself said that he was disgusted by what they did at Jasenovac. What Hitler did was horrific enough. He wanted to get rid of the Jews and those “beneath” him. But he wanted to do it quickly – just get them out of the way. The Ustaše – some call them the Croatian Nazis – they wanted them to feel pain; to feel the torture. It wasn’t just men; it was women and children. They were brutal.
“This was like the dark secret of the Holocaust. They burned all documentation, so there is no way to know how many people died there. Researchers estimate anywhere from 250,000 to 1.4 million people perished, but they just can’t find enough information to get a clear number.”
Pollak’s mission is spurred by a desire to honor Jassenovac’s victims; but also by his determination to expose the parallels between the situations leading up to the Holocaust and events occurring now.
“This story is repeating itself today, which is the tragedy of it all,” Pollak said. “Jasenovac was a blueprint for Auschwitz, and it is a blueprint for ISIS. The atrocities occurring in Lybia, in Iraq are identical to what happened. I witnessed it.
“That is why we are here. It is a warning: these things happen slowly and then suddenly, like a tsunami. I was seven years old, and I remember the warning sign was that we would gather in the square on Sundays and we all had to wear tags that said ‘Jew.’ I mean, I don’t understand how nobody was aware of what was coming. I personally cannot ignore this; I can see the signs.”
Among his many awareness building initiatives, Pollak and his team have secured two sites for future remembrance gardens as memorials for those who suffered in the Jasenovac concentration camp.
The first garden will be located at King’s Harbor in Kingwood; development plans are underway. The second garden’s location will be at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church in Cypress.
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“This story is repeating itself today, which is the tragedy of it all,” Pollak said. “Jasenovac was a blueprint for Auschwitz, and it is a blueprint for ISIS. The atrocities occurring in Lybia, in Iraq are identical to what happened. I witnessed it. “
And Obama approves.
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Thanks very much for sharing this link, “LeoWindhorse”. I shall be posting it on my General Mihailovich website.
Ravnagora
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Yes, 5th MEB.
I would go as far as adding Auschwitz to your list.
Even the Germans (Nazis) were shocked at the evils perpetrated by the Croatians.
And that says A LOT.
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And the victims were????
Serbs
Bfl
I agree with your addition of Auschwitz to the list of infamy.
But Auschwitz is pretty well known to the people who pay attention, the lesser known camps were just as deadly, but under reported.
Belzec—601,500
Chelmno—255,000
Majdanek—360,000
Sobibor—250,000
Treblinka—750,000 to 870,000
Stutthof—65,000 to 85,000
Gross-Rosen—105,000
Sachsenhausen/Oranienburg—105,000
Mauthausen—120,000
And the list goes on, unfortunately.
My father was with the 11th Armored Division and was one of the liberators of Mauthausen, he only spoke of it once (when I got him very, very drunk upon my return to the states), and he never spoke of it again.
Thank you for the link. BTTT.
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