0101silent wrote: ↑Thu Nov 28, 2019 5:27 pm
Growing up I never knowingly had any personal interactions with Jews. I, or anyone that I knew had any way to differentiate them from any other decent member of the community.
I really got to know Jewish people for the first time in college, I liked and respected them and was invited into several homes.
I also learned that general hatred of Jews didn't die with WWII.
Everytime I've heard a negative comment I've always asked "Why do some people hate Jews?" with sincere curiosity.
Nearly 100% are educated, business owners, professionals, upstanding citizens.
Nearly 0% are criminals, bad neighbors, or burdens to society. I haven't received a good answer yet.
Mega Dittos!!
Beautifully stated, Sir.
A starting point for understanding is:
"The
Painted Bird is a 1965 novel by Jerzy Kosiński that describes World War II
as seen by a boy, considered a "Gypsy or Jewish stray," wandering about small villages
scattered around an unspecified country in Eastern Europe.
The story was originally introduced by Kosiński as autobiographical." Wikipedia
Weak and helpless folks need to hate someone and when the opportunity
arises to join a gang that emulates a mob captured in the 1940s
movies of the peasants screaming and burning witches. Human shark feeding frenzy.
Ironic is it not that President Donald Trump and conservatives are now the 'new Jews'.
So ironic. A departed friend who died in Nam, Navy top surgeon Commander Melvin Lederman*
told of Saudi Prince who came to Mass General Hospital in 1963 for major surgery by
a renowned Jewish surgeon who saved his life, not Saudi doctors.
Mel entered the Army in 1945 at 17.
Went to Yale and then medical school.
Joined the Navy after finishing advanced surgery
at MGH.
On weekends he would join SEALS on missions ( " ... like Errol Flynn he wrote" )
and while wounded himself operated on a couple Team members.
This was to the consternation of his Chief Surgeon " .. Lederman, doctors do not
go into combat." Yeh! Try telling that to Feisty Mel. His talent hunting and skeet was put
to use on firing machine guns from Helos, for fun.
Many a wounded Marine, Army, Navy, warrior's life was saved by Mel's surgical skills
on board ship. They and their children exist because of Mel's loving skill.
In last letter he wrote " ... I have seen so many young men whose lives
have been taken, whose bodies damaged. I am looking forward to coming home,
getting married, and creating life."
He had to take one damned last ride on a Helo to fire a machine-gun in celebration
a few days prior to flying home.
Three choppers were blown out of the sky. He being on one of them.
Mel is buried in Arlington Cemetery near Major Dick O. Culver.
God rest their dear souls.
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https://www.wgbh.org/news/2016/06/03/ne ... hers-death >>