tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post1808564186063370749..comments2024-03-28T02:36:36.432-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Elie Wiesel, Survivor, Author and HumanitarianJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-27113771385176080702016-07-08T09:47:47.388-04:002016-07-08T09:47:47.388-04:00Gloria, I'm a day late, but thank you for this...Gloria, I'm a day late, but thank you for this column. My husband and I heard Elie Wiesel speak at The College of Wooster in Ohio in the early 1980s. We expected him to talk about the Holocaust, but instead he spoke about the plight of Cambodian refugees and urged us all to do more to help. I was struck by his generosity of spirit--after all he and his family had been through, it would be understandable if he focused only on his own suffering, but instead he cared passionately about people throughout the world. After his talk, we and some others had the opportunity to speak to him. He and my husband had a nice conversation and exchanged letters afterwards, but I was so moved that I couldn't say a word. I've never felt so strongly, before or since, that I was in the presence of what we call a tzadik, a truly righteous and saintly person.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17673578800047888317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-31911939976291779562016-07-07T14:10:38.075-04:002016-07-07T14:10:38.075-04:00Shari, you are so right about everyone making some...Shari, you are so right about everyone making some contribution. Even movie stars joined the military to fight. Today it's mostly young people who need a job or a college education.<br /><br />Warren, researching him added to my knowledge of him, too. Mostly I remembered him through his book NIGHT. I'm glad I decided to blog about him.<br /><br />KM, I agree with you. Too many of today's people know little or nothing about WWII and the horrors brought on mostly by one man. I used to deliver Mobile Meals to an elderly man who served in the Navy. He tried to join three times and kept getting turned down because he was missing his front teeth. On the 3rd time, he sneaked into the line of those who had been accepted. He was proud of serving in the Navy, and told me this same story many times. Yes, many people like those southern men who joined the army had no idea what a real war would be like. A great movie out now is Free Land of Jones. It's quite graphic and filled<br />with the horrors of the Civil War in the south, but well worth seeing.<br /><br />Thank you, Margaret.<br /><br />Michelle, I read Edited to Death and enjoyed it very much. You are so right about the rise of hatred and fascism in parts of Europe and even to some extent in our own country with so many turning against Muslims just like Germany turned against the Jews.<br /><br />Pat, I forgot about Simon Weisenthal. He was a great man, too. A series I've enjoyed is the Maisie Dobbs series because it starts right before WWI and continues up to the year before<br />WWII. Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-49956568482744960202016-07-07T13:24:27.227-04:002016-07-07T13:24:27.227-04:00I was born in the middle of WW2, so I read a lot a...I was born in the middle of WW2, so I read a lot about it. Fiction set during it is my first choice followed by the 'tween years, because it's very interesting to get the POV of people who wouldn't believe it could happen again.<br />Elie wrote some wonderful books. My hero is Simon Weisenthal and his organization that tracked down those @#$%&.<br />Patg<br />.Patghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01046665022709722606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-14666428483193782652016-07-07T12:40:39.782-04:002016-07-07T12:40:39.782-04:00Gloria, thanks for the blog about Elie Wiesel and ...Gloria, thanks for the blog about Elie Wiesel and the Holocaust. This is a poignant issue for me as I was married to as Holocaust survivor. I tell part of his story (fictionalized) in my mystery "Edited for Death" and read a lot of WWII history.<br />I'm particularly interested (and frightened) as I see the rise of hatred and Fascism with the emerging super-nationalistic right-wing parties (Brexit in Great Britain, groups in France and Germany). There's a lot of rhetoric and hate speech floating around. If anyone listens, it could be Germany in the early 1930s. It happened once, it could happen again.<br />Thanks for talking about this most human of men.Michele Drierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06944263184981732147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-5247410766898707122016-07-07T12:21:22.346-04:002016-07-07T12:21:22.346-04:00Gloria, a wonderful tribute.Gloria, a wonderful tribute.Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-35699473817696051272016-07-07T12:12:55.051-04:002016-07-07T12:12:55.051-04:00Elie Wiesel certainly left his mark on the world.
...Elie Wiesel certainly left his mark on the world.<br /><br />To tell the truth, I think one of the problems with the unrest we are seeing in much of the world is partially because the people who vividly remember the horrors of WWII are becoming fewer and fewer in number, and the population that replaces them doesn't realize just how war affects everyone and everything.<br /><br />It almost reminds me of some of the tales of the people in the South prior to the Civil War. They expected a short and gallant military campaign. Yes, a few people would die, but the collective experience would be a glorified victory.<br /><br />War, whether declared or not, is devastating to everyone.KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-52756273604889664902016-07-07T11:36:16.380-04:002016-07-07T11:36:16.380-04:00Gloria,
You certainly added to my knowledge about...Gloria,<br /><br />You certainly added to my knowledge about Elie Wiesel. Thank you.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-74353920098882503152016-07-07T10:33:57.659-04:002016-07-07T10:33:57.659-04:00Hi Gloria,
I was born after the war, but heard sto...Hi Gloria,<br />I was born after the war, but heard stories about grandfathers and great uncles who served. What strikes me is that everyone of that generation made a contribution and a sacrifice.<br />So sad about Mr. Wiesel's passing. It feels like a light has gone out.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-62400005820265050402016-07-07T09:07:49.495-04:002016-07-07T09:07:49.495-04:00Thank you KB for telling of your memories of WWII....Thank you KB for telling of your memories of WWII. I was three years old when Pearl Harbor was bombed. My father had a position where he worked making shells for the army and two kids so he didn't go, but two of my uncles did. Fortunately, both made it back. I'm not sure I would read the books about WWII if it they weren't that they were picked for my book clubs, but I'm glad I read them. I think more people need to know the horrors of a what someone like a Hitler, who propagates hatred for those who are of a different religion or nationality can cause in our world.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-52279956118520921452016-07-07T08:29:01.177-04:002016-07-07T08:29:01.177-04:00What I remember of the WWII: blackouts,no silk sto...What I remember of the WWII: blackouts,no silk stockings,food and gas rationing,and my father being a dot on the map. I was six months old when Pearl Harbor was attacked and my father left almost at once and served for the duration. I am still not able to watch WWII movies or read WWII books. After all these years it is still too close.<br />I cheer your post about Elie Wiesel.KB Ingleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089951663907060127noreply@blogger.com