> Sometimes forgeting (and forgiving) IS the choice with wisdom. > A) Judaism teaches that only the wronged party may forgive. I can't forgive the Nazis for the Holocaust because I was not a victim.
B) I believe very strongly that forgetting the Holocaust would be a further betrayal of its victims. I also don't think that remembering the Holocaust in any way is a negative. A remarkably high percentage of Holocaust survivors went on to lead fulfilling lives after World War II. They married, had families, built careers and lives. Did they have problems adjusting? Did they suffer some guilt, some trauma, nightmares? Of course. But they did not let the horror completely ruin their triumph at LIVING when Hitler tried to kill them. Tom Beck www.mercerjewishsingles.org "I always knew I'd see the first man on the Moon. I never dreamed I'd see the last." - Dr Jerry Pournelle _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
