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Pulsen

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The slang word Pulsen (a Dutch language verb) refers to violent disposession, looting, destruction of property and environment. It is derived from the name of a moving company Abraham Puls & Sons, employed by the Nazi-led Dutch police to pillage and empty the homes of the 140,000 Jews of the Netherlands during the Holocaust.

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  • ISBN 0-385-72064-5 Pack of Thieves. How Hitler and Europe Plundered the Jews and Committed the Greatest Theft in History Excerpt
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