Tag Archives: D-Day

6 AM on the 6th, under a full moon

June 6, 2019 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 10 Comments

It was 75 years ago. And because of that, so many young children don’t have a clue what today is.

D-Day. The day the Allies launched a full-scale invasion of the European mainland; the first rung in the eradication of Adolph Hitler and his stranglehold on freedom and his promotion of anti-Semitism. (Do not for a moment think that the Allied forces did any war planning or actions to terminate the Holocaust, though. Because they didn’t!)

Continue reading 6 AM on the 6th, under a full moon →

Share this:

Just Because

A Sad Day

June 5, 2018 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 4 Comments

50 years is a long time. It’s even tougher when you have to imagine what might have been.

Back then, I was a disciple of someone you probably never heard of. Allard Lowenstein. Except I knew him as Al.

Continue reading A Sad Day →

Share this:

Just Because

Ani Ma’amin

April 13, 2018 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 14 Comments

When I was growing up, most of us knew certain dates and events. For example, my brother’s birthday was the day after one of the most important dates- 7 December. The day that President Roosevelt declared would forever remain “in infamy”. Or, the week before Flag Day (that’s 14 June, should you have fallen prey to the current ignorance) was D-Day, the 6th of June. (Do I have to tell you that this was the turning point for World War II, the day that the “Allies” launched a most audacious raid on Nazi-held France [Europe], with some 210,000 casualties during the battle to obtain a foothold in Normandy.)

Continue reading Ani Ma’amin →

Share this:

Don't Index, Just Because

D-Day

June 6, 2014 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 2 Comments

It was 70 years ago. And because of that, so many young children don’t have a clue what today is. D-Day. The day the Allies launched a full-scale invasion of the European mainland; the first rung in the eradication of Adolph Hitler and his stranglehold on freedom and his promotion of anti-Semitism.

Continue reading D-Day →

Share this: