Community Chat

[msvictoria]

Not only was there a Genocide/Holocaust of the Jewish people, but also of the Armenian people in 1915 by the Turks. My Father was a survivor of the Armenian Genocide, which has finally been recognized by the government, despite the Turks continuing to deny it. Knowing the horrific details from my Father, I weep for both nationalities as the brutalities were so parallel. I am thinking of the Holocaust victims and their families today and hope you will think of the victims and families of the Armenian Genocide on their April 24 anniversary. Thank you.

[nana59]

i am armenian....i thank you for your kind thoughts....

[lavendar]

When Hitler was asked if the world would stand by while he killed the Jews, he said,"Look what happened to the Armenians."

I am Jewish but live in a city with many Armenians. They have had public awareness services in the past.

[Cats3000]

Please, please, please.  Never divert attention from the Holocaust by linking it to any other incident.  You sully the memories of the 6 million Jews who were exterminated solely because they were Jewish. 

I am a Jew.  When I say "Never Again", I refer to whatever worldwide Judaism must do to protect itself from the rising anti-Semitism that appears to be becoming "mainstream".

[msvictoria]

Thank you to all that responded - I can't think of a better time for all of us to recognize and embrace each other, no matter what...

[suzyQ3]

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@Cats3000 wrote:

Please, please, please.  Never divert attention from the Holocaust by linking it to any other incident.  You sully the memories of the 6 million Jews who were exterminated solely because they were Jewish. 

I am a Jew.  When I say "Never Again", I refer to whatever worldwide Judaism must do to protect itself from the rising anti-Semitism that appears to be becoming "mainstream".

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As one who was born a Jew and grew up in a 99 percent Jewish neighborhood, I could not disagree more. We are perfectly able to multitask. It is the humane and caring way. @Cats3000 

In fact, if the Holocaust doesn't inspire us to understand that this could happen to any group is both demonized and considered subhuman, we have no future.

[nana59]

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@Cats3000 wrote:

Please, please, please.  Never divert attention from the Holocaust by linking it to any other incident.  You sully the memories of the 6 million Jews who were exterminated solely because they were Jewish. 

I am a Jew.  When I say "Never Again", I refer to whatever worldwide Judaism must do to protect itself from the rising anti-Semitism that appears to be becoming "mainstream".

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"any other incident..."  does that include the armenian genocide?  hope not....

[Witchy Woman]

@msvictoria 

I worked in DC and my daily run took me past the corner where the Holocaust Museum was built.  

When it was finished, I thought I might have the courage to enter, but I never did.  Maybe some day.

The sadness and horror of these events are overwhelming.  I'll never understand such madness and cruelty.

[MoonieBaby]

@Cats3000 

As a Jewish person - I have said for years...

The ONLY INTOLERANCE that is TOLERATED is Anti-Semitism.

I never sit QUIET when a sh*tty remark is made to slur any one of any ethnicity or creed ESPECIALLY when referring to what I am.

[GoneButNotForgotten]

One day at work, I overheard someone say, "I'll Jew him down."

I was out of my chair and in her face in a second--"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?"

She was mortified and apologized, and left me a nice card of apology the next day. I live in the Pacific Northwest and it's a hotbed of anti-semitism. Some of it was "just" unthinking, as I think this girl's was, and you have to stamp it out whenever you encounter it or it can flare up again, just as it did in Hitler's Germany.