Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel has been in the news lately because he is once more a victim. This time the victim of one of our worst criminals in recent history, Bernie Madoff.
Madoff cheated Wiesel's foundation, and Wiesel personally, out of multi-millions.
Wiesel has responded with his usual wisdom and compassion.
This has reminded me of so many Holocaust survivors who spent their lives doing good - and continuing to remind us that, yes, the Holocaust actually did happen.
In the late 80s, when we lived in West Palm Beach, we worked with Holocaust survivor Robert Clary. You may remember him as Le beau on Hogan's Heros. He was a professional dancer at age 12 and a prisoner in the concentration camps at age 14. We met him years after his Hogan's Hero days, when he was speaking all over the country about his experiences as a child in the camps. Above is a picture of Robert Clary when he came to see us.
What an inspiration!
I hope when the last of the survivors is gone, that others will continue to remind us that, yes, the Holocaust actually did happen.
I plan to do my part.
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