Holocaust and Nazi hunters VoiceMap

We had a nice breakfast in our hotel and decided to do a repeat VoiceMap about the Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal who was a miraculous concentration camp survivor and dedicated his life to hunting down the Nazi leaders hiding after the war in various countries, mostly in Argentina. We did it last time in 2023, but it was amazing to hear this story again. I love most when we learn tidbits of history on our travels that connect to various countries and stories that we visited before. We actually learned about the Nazi hiding in Argentina on a tour in Bariloche a couple of years ago. So it was amazing to make this connection with the actual Jew who survived and was instrumental in bringing Nazi to justice. Simon Wiesenthal lived to 97 and there are several movies about him which we absolutely must see when we get back home.

A terrible story we learned from VoiceMap - there is a medieval plaque on one of the buildings in the same square as Holocaust memorial, stating that the “Jewish dogs have been burned by fire and the city has been rid of them”. The text is in Latin, so it doesn’t attract attention but it’s crazy that it remains untouched (even though its a historical object, it could be sitting in a backroom of some museum instead)

In the evening we went to the summer outdoor movie festival and watched the recording of Amy Winehouse concert. It was very beautiful and enjoyable.Read more