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Ilka Knüppel
2 days ago1 min read
My First Book Signing!
I was surprised and overwhelmed to have so many old friends, new friends, and family support me at my presentation at the Carroll County...
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Ilka Knüppel
Jan 91 min read
Thanks to WW2TV YouTube Channel!
Thanks to Paul Woodage for allowing me to share Ruth's story on his WW2TV YouTube Channel. I was honored to share her story to his many,...
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Ilka Knüppel
Jan 61 min read
Livestream Event on January 8, 2025
I'll be a guest on Paul Woodage's YouTube show on January 8, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time discussing Tante Ruth's story! His channel...
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Ilka Knüppel
Dec 22, 20241 min read
January 25, 2025, Presentation
If you're local and you'd like to come hear me talk about the book and the journey of Finding Ruth, you can register at this site:...
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Ilka Knüppel
Nov 5, 20241 min read
Great Response on Presentation
I had an overwhelmingly supported presentation on Sunday, November 3, 2024 at the German Culture Club of the Baltimore Kickers . Thank...
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Ilka Knüppel
Oct 17, 20241 min read
Ruth's Niece and Nephew
This past weekend, I had a chance to meet up with my aunt and my dad for a nice brunch. Helen Knuppel Foster and Henry Knuppel are...
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Ilka Knüppel
Sep 30, 20241 min read
Book is Published!!!
It's official! The Story of Tante Ruth is published!! If you'd like your own copy of this book, here is the link: ...
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Ilka Knüppel
Sep 22, 20247 min read
Foreword for the book is here!
Thank you so much to Dr. Susanne Knittel of Utrecht University for graciously agreeing to write the foreword for my book. Can't thank...
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Ilka Knüppel
Sep 8, 20243 min read
Neither Holocaust nor Genocide - the unfortunate conundrum of victims of Aktion T4
“ What began as the first industrial mass murder of the Nazis in the six killing centers in psychiatric clinics and nursing homes -...
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Ilka Knüppel
Sep 5, 20241 min read
Memorial in Jewelry
The incredible artist Mareen Alburg Duncker created this beautiful personalized memorial for Ruth: This jewelry piece in the project was...
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Ilka Knüppel
Sep 5, 20241 min read
Watch Ruth's Stolperstein Installation - YouTube
A friend forwarded this to me; I had no idea that the recording of the installation was available! If you're interested in seeing what...
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Ilka Knüppel
Sep 2, 20244 min read
Shining the Light - Personal - Ruth's Stolperstein
On June 8, 2022, after years of research and effort, and delays caused by the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, Will and I again traveled to...
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Ilka Knüppel
Sep 1, 20241 min read
Shining the Light - Local Memorial - USA
In 2019, the church I attend, St. Joseph Catholic Church in Cockeysville , Baltimore County, Maryland, offered a chance to have a...
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Ilka Knüppel
Aug 29, 20242 min read
Shining the Light - Regional Memorial - Gedenkstätte Bernburg
Bernburg Hospital has done an excellent job creating a memorial to the victims of the Aktion T4 for the victims who died at the...
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Ilka Knüppel
Aug 29, 20241 min read
Shining the Light - Regional Memorial - Neinstedt Hospital
In 2022, Neinstedt Hospital constructed and dedicated a memorial for the 1,019 victims of Aktion T4 who had lived at their hospital. ...
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Ilka Knüppel
Aug 18, 20244 min read
New Paper Published on Archaeology and Nazi Era Artifacts
https://science.apa.at/power-search/12517595331383773441 English translation of the paper: Nazi culture of remembrance: Archaeological...
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Ilka Knüppel
Aug 11, 20242 min read
Shining the Light - National Memorial - Berlin, Germany
In 2014 in Berlin, Germany, a national memorial to Aktion T4 victims, designed by the architects Ursula Wilms and Heinz W. Hallman, along...
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Ilka Knüppel
Aug 5, 20243 min read
The incredible Archaeology of Aktion T4
One of the many reasons I love archaeology is that it can help reveal the actual truth of what transpired in history. And archaeology...
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Ilka Knüppel
Jul 21, 20244 min read
The Cessation of Aktion T4
On August 24, 1941, Hitler quietly ordered Brandt to “end” Aktion T4. It came 146 days too late for Ruth. There is much speculation about...
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