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Generations after World War II

August 29, 2017 By Janneke

Paratrooper "Angels" of WWII

 'Oh, my God. Look, the angels are coming.' Here is an article about the life of 95 year old Henry "Cowboy" Kusmierczykhey and his recollection of participating in the liberation of a brutal Japanese Concentration Camp in the Philippines. The detail in this article, his recollections bring meaning …

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August 11, 2013 By Janneke

Your Spiritual Ticket for WWII

A Spiritual Ticket for the tearing turmoil of World War II, or our lives today would be well, just the ticket.   (photo/graphics credit pathos.com) Corrie ten Boom of the Netherlands/Nederland, April 15, 1892 to April 15, 1983, wrote the book, which also became a movie, The Hiding Place about her …

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May 2, 2012 By Janneke

Look backward before Liberation 5/5/45

  Have you ever looked back on tragedy prior to your own or others' liberation? Have you ever celebrated liberation while remembering the loss and pain of before? In The Netherlands (Holland) the end of World War II is celebrated every May 4th and 5th as the Remembrance and Liberation …

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Janneke Jobsis Brown
Following Shadows is inspired by my own story. As a survivor of an international childhood with parents who were World War II survivors, I know the generational after-effects of starvation and slave labor in Japanese concentration camps for my father, and the terror of Nazi occupation for my mother. I know the challenges of struggling to feel at home across three countries: The Netherlands, Iran and America.

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