First They Came For The Jews
First they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the Communists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for me
and there was no one left
to speak out for me.
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Martin Niemöller was a German pastor and theologian, born in Germany in 1892. Originally a supporter of Hitler's policies, he eventually opposed them. He was arrested and eventually confined in the concentration Sachsenhausen and Dachau camps. He was liberated by the allies in 1945 and continued his career in Germany as a clergyman and as a noted pacifist.
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Poetry of the Holocaust
PoesíaI'm quite interested in the holocaust and the poetry of its time period, so I decided to make a collation of poems for all of you to read. A short history is included at the end of each poem. Enjoy!!:)
