The Old Fortress of Corfu , Greece – here filmed 29 September 2022 – was used at the end of World War II by the Nazis to imprison the Jews of Corfu prior to their deportation from the island (Ref 1). Greek resistance fighter Manolis Glézos (Sep 1922 – Mar 2020) – who tore down the swastika from the Acropolis in May 1941 – was confined in a cellar there (Ref 2, 3). Last month, 28 September 2022, holocaust survivor Mr Simon Gronowski – escapee from the 20th prisoners’ train convoy to Auschwitz (Ref 4) – spoke in the European Parliament at the Centennial celebration of the birth of Manolis Glézos, on the resistance against fascism, nazism, imperialism and the daily fight for democracy (Ref 5, 6, 7) . Mr Simon Gronowski (born 12 oktober 1931 in Brussels) is celebrating today his 91th birthday … congrats … La vie est belle !
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REFS

1. The Jews Of Corfu – https://michelvanderburg.com/2022/03/10/the-jews-of-corfu/

2. Manolis Glezos – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manolis_Glezos

3. International Union of Students (1950). Students Fight for Freedom. International Union of Students. https://books.google.nl/books?id=GlAzAAAAIAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=fortress

4. Documentary film “Transport XX to Auschwitz” https://michelvanderburg.com/2013/04/19/transport-xx-to-auschwitz/

5. The Left in the European Parliament – https://left.eu

6. Centennial celebration of the birth of Manolis Glezos , 28 September 2022 – The Left in the European Parliament – https://left.eu/events/centennial-celebration-of-the-birth-of-manolis-glezos/?fbclid=IwAR2LSoBGigaN8BJlM1l2UGr6Y3Wb5iN93x8LPij3bjfQmiyRHaqhuI-iNNQ

7. Simon Gronowski conference 28 September 2022 in the European Parliament , Brussels https://fb.watch/g6pL6eFcDN/ and https://www.facebook.com/Gronowski.S/videos/1210996646134703

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