Thursday, March 16, 2006

Unsung Heroes of the Holocaust

Coincidentally, two bloggers that I read have both written lately about unsung heroes of the Holocaust - little-known people who resisted the Nazis.

Irina of the Ignoble Experiment writes about The White Rose, a group of students in Munich who resisted the fascist regime in Germany in a non-violent way. They unfortunately were caught and executed by the Gestapo.

Neo-neocon posts about an Algerian born Muslim in France who led a group that rescued Jews. He was the rector (the shamash?) of a mosque in Paris and used it as a hiding place.

It seems that dark times bring out both the worst, and the best, in people.

5 Comments:

Blogger Irina Tsukerman said...

I couldn't agree with you more. The question is: do difficult times reveal the hidden in the people or do people change in response to the circumstances?

7:19 PM, March 16, 2006  
Blogger aliyah06 said...

"Conscience and Courage" by Eva Fogelman addresses this issue irina asks--and it is a book that you will never forget. It gives you hope for Mankind.

1:44 AM, March 17, 2006  
Blogger westbankmama said...

Irina - personally I think people have things inside of them that only come out in difficult situations

aliyah06 - thanks for the book recommendation

8:14 AM, March 17, 2006  
Blogger Irina Tsukerman said...

Thanks for the recommendation! I'll definitely check out the book!

6:28 PM, March 17, 2006  
Blogger Scottage said...

No truer words have been spoken. I'll check out both articles. Thanks for the info.

8:51 AM, March 18, 2006  

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