MareGaea
12 Apr 2010
History / Why are Jews pestering Poland for "proper" WW2 monetary restitution/reparations? [750]
It's generally accepted that NL is about 20 years ahead of most European countries and at least 60 years of PL, mentality- and innovation-wise, so I doubt that PL can teach NL anything. PL can't even cope with their own past.
Some ppl need that, for otherwise they can't cope with life's little ironies, eh :) Tolerant ppl have to tolerate the intolerant, unfortunately, yet the other way around hardly ever happens. Let's just say that these little souls are so insecure that they need some guidance in their lives, be this religion or the plain old "us against them" adage. Let's just feel sorry for them as they seem to have forgotten that, with the exception perhaps of Abe Lincoln, no conservative has ever brought any substantial change for the good in history. :)
But I see that we have here two Holland-specialists in the room...Two Americans of Polish descent who probably never even have set foot in the Netherlands but yet are fully aware of the archival structure and I am sure they haven't forgotten that governmental pieces are generally not released to the public until 50 years after the event?
I did all the searches available to me at the time, but nowhere I found evidence that they offered it back to my grandfather - he would've refused it anyway. I left it at my findings. I did it mainly to get clarity, but that's the reason in the first place why I went to study History anway. Not to gain money or sth. And besides: the building has burned down to the ground in 1960, so there is nothing to gain. Not that I wanted to gain any financial stuff for that matter.
one of those truly backward countries like Poland will show you some common sense.
It's generally accepted that NL is about 20 years ahead of most European countries and at least 60 years of PL, mentality- and innovation-wise, so I doubt that PL can teach NL anything. PL can't even cope with their own past.
Aphro thinks that liberals are people who don't see everything in black and white:) and putting people in boxes it the worst thing one can do.
Some ppl need that, for otherwise they can't cope with life's little ironies, eh :) Tolerant ppl have to tolerate the intolerant, unfortunately, yet the other way around hardly ever happens. Let's just say that these little souls are so insecure that they need some guidance in their lives, be this religion or the plain old "us against them" adage. Let's just feel sorry for them as they seem to have forgotten that, with the exception perhaps of Abe Lincoln, no conservative has ever brought any substantial change for the good in history. :)
But I see that we have here two Holland-specialists in the room...Two Americans of Polish descent who probably never even have set foot in the Netherlands but yet are fully aware of the archival structure and I am sure they haven't forgotten that governmental pieces are generally not released to the public until 50 years after the event?
Surely MareG you could conduct an online search and type in your ancestor's full name or a proper description of the villa he owned? It's inconceivable that any modern, transparent goverment would withhold this information. If they do, then surely you have right to complain to whatever tribunal regulates complaints against your government.
I did all the searches available to me at the time, but nowhere I found evidence that they offered it back to my grandfather - he would've refused it anyway. I left it at my findings. I did it mainly to get clarity, but that's the reason in the first place why I went to study History anway. Not to gain money or sth. And besides: the building has burned down to the ground in 1960, so there is nothing to gain. Not that I wanted to gain any financial stuff for that matter.