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06-29-2012, 10:45 AM
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Anniversary of death
68 years ago on today's date, my grandmother, along with her parents and 6 siblings, arrived on a train at Auschwitz, stuffed into cattle cars so tightly that they could barely breath.
My grandmother was the oldest of the 7 siblings - 5 boys and 2 girls. When they got off the train, they were sent to be sorted. There, sitting at the table, was the monster they called "The Angel of Death" - Dr. Mengele. It was too much effort for him to even lift his finger and point. He merely rested his hand on the table and just twitched his finger to one side as each person walked by. My grandmother and the next oldest sibling, a brother, were sent to one side. Her parents and other siblings were sent to the other side. That was the last time she ever saw them. A few minutes later, she and her brother were separated - she went with the other girls, he went with the boys. That was the last time she'd ever see his face. One thing she did notice was that her brother was given a very distinct-looking pair of shoes. A few weeks later, she was walking near the fence separating the boys and girls. On the bottom, she saw those shoes walking by on the other side of the fence. She never knew if it was her brother or someone else who took them from his dead body. My grandmother now has 4 children, 17 grandchildren, many more great-grandchildren (she told me she lost count already), and one great-great-grandchild. She recently celebrated her 84th birthday. She once told me that if even one of her siblings had survived, imagine how much larger our family would be! She also said that sometimes she feels my family is sort of a replacement for hers - I'm also one of 7 children, with 5 boys and 2 girls. RIP
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06-29-2012, 10:46 AM
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ZACHOR
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06-29-2012, 10:49 AM
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Yis'ga'dal v'yis'kadash sh'may ra'bbo, b'olmo dee'vro chir'usay v'yamlich malchu'say, b'chayaychon uv'yomay'chon uv'chayay d'chol bais Yisroel, ba'agolo u'viz'man koriv; v'imru Omein.
Y'hay shmay rabbo m'vorach l'olam ul'olmay olmayo. Yisborach v'yishtabach v'yispoar v'yisromam v'yismasay, v'yishador v'yis'aleh v'yisalal, shmay d'kudsho, brich hu, l'aylo min kl birchoso v'sheeroso, tush'bechoso v'nechemoso, da,ameeran b'olmo; vimru Omein. Y'hay shlomo rabbo min sh'mayo, v'chayim alaynu v'al kol Yisroel; v'imru Omein. Oseh sholom bimromov, hu ya'aseh sholom olaynu, v'al kol yisroel; vimru Omein.
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"I've been through the desert on a horse with no name... In the desert you can remember your name 'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain"
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06-29-2012, 11:01 AM
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 May the Master of All, Blessed be He, grant you comfort
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06-29-2012, 11:12 AM
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just over 4 each - Feif is one of 7 why is that so odd, especially when dealing with religious people
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"I've been through the desert on a horse with no name... In the desert you can remember your name 'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain"
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06-29-2012, 11:14 AM
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Her oldest sister has 6 children. Older brother has 4. I'm one of 7. That's 17.
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06-29-2012, 11:23 AM
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 Every sperm is sacred, every sperm is great. If a sperm is wasted Hashem gets quite irate....
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6 years on the AO, hahaha! Spoiler:
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