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Wendy Frenkel May 26, 2006 01:52 PM | Message:
As a daughter of a Holocaust survivor I have lived with knowing that the Holocaust had happened. My Oma would cry when asked about what had happened in Austria and my Opa was said to have never been the same since Dachau. I feel and know the truth.
I have though, lived a very secular life and I am married to a Sicilian who looks at the world very differently then I. I know that what I know inherently is not what the rest of the world knows. I know my own children who are another generation away from the truth do not see things as I do. They have a sense of heritage but they are not paranoid enough to believe that really bad things can happen to good people. To them it is not real. (They have fairly good lives and have never really been want for anything other than an expensive toy or Ipod.) It scares me to know that they believe the Holocaust could never really happen to them.
The generation now growing up does not understand that when ever a stereotype is made of another group of human beings that that group is being dehumanized. Once a group is allowed to be categorized then it can be separated into lesser groups. It then can be set apart and thought to be lesser than or not the same as the whole body. That generalization is what makes it possible to treat them as non Humans and allows rationalizing, doing bad things to them as OK since they are not equal to the rest. Then doing things to them that to ?normal? people would be unthinkable becomes OK. It is how bullies work. Holocausts/Genocides are just bullies with group mentalities at work.
To me that knowledge is what will always make the holocaust relevant in today?s world and the world of the future. The ability of us ?human beings? to rationalize and separate ourselves from others is the ability to get caught up in a system that can beget a holocaust.
We always have to be on our guard to keep ourselves humble and learn to love all others no matter their differences. We have to educate our children to look at differences in others as assets to our own lives and communities. Our children can?t be expected to ever understand the holocausts of this world if they themselves have never lived through one but our children can learn to live their lives to see all others as individual human beings who no matter their capabilities, race, or gender add immeasurable contributions to this world.
A downs syndrome person shows us how to love with out prejudice. A cranky mean person teaches how to be tolerant and even understanding. If we take the time to teach our children to always try to understand others and to know the world needs diversity to survive we are teaching them to avoid the mistakes of our ancestors and we in a way are keeping the Holocaust relevant for always. |
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Jenn May 26, 2006 01:35 PM | Message:
We just read "Night" this year in English, and I think it is truly an amazing book. Thanks, Elie Wiesel, so much for writing it and trying to teach more people about the Holocaust. If we teach enough people about it, then it won't happen again. |
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Kay Graham May 26, 2006 01:02 PM | Location:
Chicago,Il 60612 Message:
I believe this book is important today, basically due to the Bosnia problems, And other Countries "STILL" practicing this (Hidious) INhuman "sacrifice" of other "Innocent" human beings!
WE were ALL born human, the Automatic right to survive as living humans! REGARDLESS of the nature, of their religion, ethnic cultures, or WHATEVER else they are "WRONGFULLY" judged for!!!!
Thanks for listening!
Sincerely Miss Graham |
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Miss Kay M.Graham May 26, 2006 12:52 PM | Message:
I'm Still reading your edition of "Night"!
I'm sooo astounded by what WE allowed to happen!Racism MAY still exist, this DOES NOT mean it will EVER be accepted!
I wasnt taught Racism so I'm still in awe, About all thses "closed-Minded" Americans(?)
Thanks for your Website! |
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Kristi May 26, 2006 09:54 AM | Message:
I was in the middle of watching Elie Wiesel on Oprah. Immediatly my heart filled with a thousand different emotions. I remember when I was in 7th grade and a holocaust survivor came and spoke to my school. I remember being so young but still impacted by such things I had never imagined could EVER happen. I know I have personally been affected by every personal story, article, book, television program anything over such a devistating event. My heart breaks to know such events of genicide are still happening. However hearing about Holocaust survivors worries about their stories not being told in later generations, should feel some comfort in knowing WE WILL NOT FORGET! Those young lives which YOU have touched will personally pass stories on and the passion which you represent for life, love, freedom, joy will NEVER BE FORGOTTEN! With all my love my heart can give I thank you for sharing your hardships with millions over the world!! |
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Charles Montegut May 25, 2006 10:02 PM | Message:
In ElieWeisel's book, "Night" he speaks of a child who the SS hanged. He was small and had trouble dying. As the prosoners watched in horror, one asked, "Where is God Now". Another replied"He is hanging from the gallows". People today in Africa are being slaughtered. But also, there are others that suffer a more subtle pain because of predjudice. Many gays, Members of certain ethnic groups, religions and so forth have experienced tremendous pain from what I cann institutionalized "hate". Teachers teaching children in subtle ways that these people are of a lesser God or from the devil himself. Parents teaching their young to to discriminate and those who sucomb to pear pressure. It is important that we keep shouting and teach the lessons of history. That is that every human life is worthy of dignity and respect. If not, brutal and subtle pain and death will continue. |
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Fred Strawser May 25, 2006 09:33 PM | Location:
Ohio Message:
God bless Elie Wiesel and Oprah.
I know three Auschwitz survivors; have read 'Night' and all of the late Stephen Ambrose's work on World War II; have visited the Holocaust Memorial Museum, Dachau and the World War II Memorial; have read Tom Brokaw's Greatest Generation books and Nicholas D. Kristof's columns on Rwanda and Darfur; my father and many friends are veterans of World War II.
We, the United States of America and all the civilized world, have reneged on our promise "never to forget" as genocide still takes place and is happening as I write.
The United States of America must reassume its global leadership responsibilites leading the United Nations and NATO to ending the sickening madness in Darfur and wherever on earth it exists or begins.
The United Nations, NATO and 21st century middle eastern countries must help end the barbarian atrocities and chaos in Iraq and Afghanistan so we get on to more important issues.
God, please continue blessing these United States of America. |
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Erika Lake May 25, 2006 04:56 PM | Message:
I am a woman 74 years old, and the daughter of a Holocaust survivor. I have a strong commitment to contribute to the efforts ,that the Holocaust shall never be forgotten.
All of my four adult children, through me ,have learned much about our history. My oldest son and a cousin in Germany and myself have been documenting our history, and my son has just about finished writing a book, so our generations to come will know what happened in our family.
My mother and her brother were the only survivor's in our family.
Last May my son and I went to take part in an exhibit in Frankfurt Germany at the Jewish Museum.
The youth in the world ,need to always remember the holocaust.
Thank you Elie Wiesel ,and Oprah for your commitment and contributions to the world, so humanity will learn.
Erika Lake
Laurel, Md |
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Ellen Katske May 25, 2006 03:48 PM | Location:
bothell, wa Message:
Thank you for having the courage to bring to the popular daytime media a program of such momentous emotional content and consciousness raising possibility. Oprah is once again a heroine of such work and took the risk of appearing impotent, helpless, and ignorant of the dimension of such a human catastrophe. As she profoundly learned before our eyes, there was no escape from the treachery regardless of positon, title, or bank reserve; this must have shaken her to the core. As a Jew, active in civil rights and coalition with the Black community I have often compared the Holocaust to the barbaric period of slavery in American history. Though brutalizing and brutal, that "peculiar institution" cannot be compared to the death industry masterminded by the Germans. Nevertheless, with all due respect, who better to begin the difficult discussion that must come about our own lurid past and our insitutionalization of the torture of Blacks for 100's of years? Then the healing may begin. |
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Juana Juare May 25, 2006 02:35 PM | Location:
Bakersfield Message:
I really truly like your book 'Night' it really shows of this survivor can tell of what really happen. It's sad and put me into tears.The people who didn't read this book yet please hurry and read this you'll be glad you did. |
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