Never Forget - Yom Hashoah 2008
30 04 2008
The Last Lesson by Fritz Hirschberger (1912-2004)
A Nazi guard talking to a nine year old Jewish boy who is on his way to be gassed in an Auschwitz gas chamber:
“Well my boy, you know a lot for your age”
“I know that I know a lot, and I also know
that I won’t learn any more,”
replies the boy.
From the sworn testimony of witness Wolken. 1965 trial of Nazi criminals. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. From the book account Auschwitz,; page 88, by B. Nauman. Publisher F. A. Praeger, New York, NY.
We, all over the world are remembering and lest we not forget. My mother is a survivor and wears the constant reminder on her arm. Never again!
How powerful.
What will it take for us to accept each other, just as we are?
I can always hope.