One of the liberators of Buchenwald has died. Thank you James Hoyt.
Hoyt had rarely spoken about that day in 1945, but he recently opened up to
a journalist."There were thousands of bodies piled high. I saw hearts that had been taken from live people in medical experiments," Hoyt told author Stephen Bloom in a soon-to-be-published book called
"The Oxford Project."
"They said a wife of one of the SS officers -- they called her the Bitch of Buchenwald -- saw a tattoo she liked on the arm of a prisoner, and had the skin made into a lampshade. I saw that."
Goodbye Sandy Allen
It is TU B'Av- Let the loving begin.
What is a JBlogger?
They call it Smart. I call it a Death Wish.
A Japanese Fiddler On The Roof- Still cracks me up. Sushi and Gefilte fish, a match made in heaven.
Who wants to play Pac Man.
Excuse me, I have to go buy some bread.
3 comments:
If people want to feel good, and bad, they should check out the Simon Wiesenthal biographical documentary. I saw it on Tisha B'av. Oy.
Miriam Shaviv had this, from Newsweek:
"Is alcoholism on the rise in the Orthodox community?"
My own personal opinion is that as communities become more affluent and live in a more affluent society, depression increases. And it seems so does alcoholism. A guess.
Thanks for the introduction to Miriam Shaviv.
Doc,
I made a note of it.
Leora,
That sounds reasonable. There seems to be a relationship between the two.
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