30th Anniversary Guardians Commemorative Book - Book - Page 124
In 2017 we were
fortunate enough
to attend the US
Trains to oblivion.
Showers meant
to cleanse, taking
Although the Museum
opened years ago, I
could not bring myself
Holocaust Memorial
Museum’s New York
Dinner. This experience
opened our eyes to the
importance of continuing
to remind the world
of what transpired in
the Holocaust. Today
we see increasing hate
and antisemitism in our
country and around the
world. The only way to
eradicate this is through
information and education.
We must show our
children our commitment
to this purpose.”
breaths and lives away.
Hopes and dreams
turning to smoke, rising
to a powerless being
unable to staunch the evil
perpetrators of unspeakable
acts against humanity.
They ‘gave’ everything.
As a child, Roz, hearing
through the Red Cross that
her grandmothers’ and
grandfather’s families in
Odessa had been murdered,
had feelings of great loss.
Through this gift we ‘give’
whatever we have so that
their suffering was not in
vain. To further the goals
of the Museum, we want
this message to be heard
now and forever: Never
forget! Never again!”
to go. The reminder of the
atrocities committed by
some human beings against
others—some of which
I witnessed as a child in
Berlin—was too painful.
My family lost 28 people
while my parents, brother,
and I took the next-to-last
ship from Genoa to Arica
to settle in La Paz, Bolivia.
I can still hear troops
marching past our store
singing, ‘When the Jews’
blood sprays forth from
our knives, we feel twice as
good.’ I felt obliged to my
murdered relatives and all
other victims to contribute
to uphold their memories.
I thank the Museum
and its staff for giving
me this opportunity.”
AIMEE AND WARREN
HIRSCHHORN
New York, New York
ROZ AND HOWARD HOFFER
Boynton Beach, Florida
GERT AND MYRA JACOBSOHN
Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania
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