[Yaelle]

My beautiful father was one of those children. There must have been thousands. A lot of us would not be here today if it weren’t for loving people of all faiths who stepped up to save them.

[the scotsman]

Wow, that is amazing.

[umgud]

I really wish I had a time machine.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Yaelle, I am so glad your father lived --- and you came to be!.

I read a book years ago called "The Rescuers," about mostly German and Polish people who saved neighbors and even complete unknowns at the time of the Shoah. The most striking thing to me was that they did not have to struggle with their decision. Most of them said they thought about it 5 or 10 minutes before they acted, maybe they consulted their husband or wife; some simply acted instantly to do the right thing.

These were folks who were taught from earliest childhood by their parents to "be good to people," and who saw their parents "being good." It was precept; but even moreso, it was example. They grew up knowing, "This is what you do, of course. You see a need, you respond."

They were unaware that they heroes. They were amazed that everybody didn't think and do the same.

[HereInTheHeartland]

Amazing.
I would tell anyone on this thread to visit the Holocaust Museum in DC if you haven't done so.

[ArmyTeach]

My husband came from a Jewish family in the Mississippi Delta. Just before the war, his grandfather returned to Germany and implored his family to return with him to the United States. All but one refused, confident that all would be well, that this too shall pass. After the war, none of the family could be found. The one who came was a young medical student. She completed her medical degree and became a nationally known psychologist.