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Danmel

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3. My dad was a survivor of Auschwitz

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Sun Aug 17, 2025, 05:40 PM

Aug 17

He was from Zawierce, Poland and never wanted to go back because his neighbors betrayed him. He said the Ukrainian guards in the camps were extraordinarily brutal.
That said, he did not believe in generational guilt and although he died 18 years ago, I'm sure he would be appalled by Putin's cruelty (and Trump’s). He was profoundly disappointed that after the Holocaust, the world didn't really get much better.

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Thank you for sharing that remarkable story. lapucelle Aug 14 #1

When I was a kid at my synagogue there was a little old man from Poland with a number on his arm. rickyhall Aug 14 #2

My dad was a survivor of Auschwitz Danmel Aug 17 #3