Fun Conversations With Eight Year-Olds - Ongoing
Every Jewish parent dreads the day the Holocaust comes up. However, I have to say, our first go at it wasn't so bad.
Me: What did you learn about in Hebrew School today?
Oldest: A lot. We learned about concentration camps.
Me: Oh? What about them?
Oldest: They put Jewish people in camps. We also learned about Anne Frank.
Me: What about her?
Oldest: She had very special diarrhea.
(long pause)
Me: I did not know that.
Oldest: She wrote about her life in a concentration camp.
Me: Oh. She wrote about that in a *diary* sweetie. Not diarrhea.
Oldest: Right. A diary. I knew that.
Me: Of course you did.
posted by kate @ 8:27 PM
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Oh, that's rich! I visited a friend in Belgium two years ago, and ventured to Amsterdam. The thing that struck me about Anne Frank's house is that it was right in the middle of a block that had, like, four huge churches on it, including, about two blocks away, a cathedral. I was ashamed of my Christian forebears that could allow that unspeakable evil to exist. I was ashamed that in the middle of all those churches, there was no sanctuary for a loving, caring, optimistic little girl. God help us all to vigilant so this never happens again.
I dunno, I used to think the citizens of those towns surrounding the camps were as bad as Nazis themselves. After a while though, I began to see them as normal everyday people who were either too scared or didn't care.
People a lot like everyone everywhere.
Which of course makes it more frightening.
Could happen tomorrow. And I could count on one hand the people who'd help us. And still have fingers left over.
Sad but true.
The real question would you be a finger to someone else? I'd like to think I would, I hope I would, but I'd need strength. If someone needs me, I'd like to be able to give them the finger (pun intended, but sentiment real.)
No one knows for sure. We'd like to think we would behave heroically, but until it comes right down to it - we just don't know how we'd handle it.
Sorta like if you came upon a mugging.
Or a Ron Paul supporter.
Yeah right, I wouldn't worry too much about an ailing Ron Paul supporter, He'll already be firing his rocket launcher (if the governmnent can have, so can I) by the time you get there.
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