As Germans for the past two months have remembered the liberation of Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps, a German, and a World War II officer, no less, will, in turn, be remembered and honored tomorrow by camp survivors. See "Yad Vashem to Honor German World War II Officer. German Wehrmacht officer Karl Plagge has been called 'better than Oskar Schindler' for saving Jewish lives during World War II. On Monday, the Israeli Holocaust memorial committee will give him one of its highest honors."
A German Officer to Receive Jewish Honor
by Kenneson 4 Replies latest jw friends
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pepheuga
the more i learn about 20th century europe, the more i am baffled by it all.
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Kenneson
The lesson I learned is that you can't put all Germans into a little box. There are some who just don't fit.
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Bas
I just saw "the pianist" two days ago. I think it's much better than schindlers list. Also it's based on a true story and there's this remarkable "good sameritan" German officer who later died in a soviet camp.
When I meet Germans I tend to bring up the WWII thing, see how they feel about it. I sort of hold them to account which makes them feel powerless because they can't defend what has happened and they know it. Germany nowadays is one of the most pacifist countries in the world and I like it for that.
Bas
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outnfree
I just saw "the pianist" two days ago. I think it's much better than schindlers list. Also it's based on a true story
Bas,
Just to clear things up, Oskar Schindler was a real person and the events portrayed by the movie "Schindler's List" are true.
Kenneson,
Thanks for the interesting link. I am currently reading "Treblinka" by Jean-Francois Steiner. It's a fascinating portrayal of the story not only of the 600 Jews who revolted at that death camp, but of the systematic psychological demoralization the Nazis used to subjugate European Jewry. Also, how the Nazis misjudged the Jewish will to live. You and Bas might enjoy reading it, too.
outnfree