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When the German army went against the Soviet Union, the Hungarian army followed.
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Growing Up
You learn many things in life, and from many people, but never as much as from the people who raise you.
What Makes You Tick in the Morning?
I have been retired for more than ten years, so Friday is not my last day of the week at work; therefore, TGIF has a different meaning for me.
Next Stop
As soon as the Nazis came, schools were closed and we had to wear yellow stars on our outside garments. We feared what was coming next.
Aunt Franzi and Uncle Joszi
When the Nazis entered Vienna, my father was killed, my brother Manfred was sent to England on a Kindertransport, and my mother and I fled to the United States in early 1941.
Passover Memories
I never had a chance to ask the four questions that are traditionally asked by the youngest person at the Passover Seder table. Neither have I had a chance to earn a dollar by being the first to find the Afikoman. I was already 40 years old when I first attended a family Seder in Baltimore with my aunt, uncle, and cousins.
People Have Choices
The Museum has the motto “What You Do Matters,” and it is so true.
Millennials and the Holocaust
Headlines from the American media in April 2018 after a Holocaust-related survey was published: “Holocaust study: Two-thirds of millennials don’t know what Auschwitz is” (Washington Post, April 12, 2018) “4 in 10 millennials don’t know 6 million Jews were killed in Holocaust, study shows” (CBS News, April 12, 2018) “Holocaust Is Fading From Memory, Survey Finds” (New York Times, April 12, 2018) “The Startling Statistics About People’s Holocaust Knowledge” (NPR, April 14, 2018) “Why We’re Forgetting the Holocaust” (New York Post, April 15, 2018) “Study Shows Americans are Forgetting about the Holocaust” (NBC News, April 12, 2018)
History Repeating Itself
On May 5, 2019, I was one of two speakers at a Yom Hashoah commemoration in Denver, Colorado. The gathering could not have been more timely. When I saw the printed program for the first time the day before, I was glad to see that someone had titled my presentation, “Surviving Mass Genocide. Anti-Semitism; History Repeating Itself.” Great title, although I thought I might have put a question mark at the end, as I was not ready to make such an affirmative statement. I would have raised it as a question: “Is History Repeating Itself?”
Enduring Melodies
If someone could grant me one wish, I would ask, without hesitation, for perfect pitch. The people I envy are the ones who can play music by ear. I love music and would love to be able to play an instrument, any instrument. Although if a second request would be honored, my choice of instrument would be cello or maybe clarinet.