i watched this video yesterday and knew it was something that needed to be shared...
alex hershaft, 85 year old holocaust survivor and animal rights campaigner, talks about his life in the warsaw ghetto, and the connection he couldn't help but make between his harrowing ordeal and the holocaust that continues today... it's a fascinating insight into one man's journey through life, his awakening, his continued activism, his compassion...
"In relation to animals, all people are Nazis;
for the animals, it is an eternal Treblinka"... Isaac Bashevis Singer
for the animals, it is an eternal Treblinka"... Isaac Bashevis Singer
Thank you for posting this - Mr. Hershaft has an incredible story to tell. How his youth of utter misery would lead to a rich, compassionate life is an inspiration. A remarkable man indeed!
ReplyDeleteIt seems we (our species) has such difficulty in comprehending the obvious. Somehow we think awful behaviors will magically become desirable and acceptable if we can just find the "right" victims. Very young humans usually aren't so blind but then most of us enter the darkness and never come out. Mr. Hershaft isn't in that group.
ReplyDeletei've been remiss in not acknowledging your comment earlier veganelder but thank you for stopping by... alex hershaft is indeed someone who experienced horror, is a thinking human.., definitely an inspiration to all and a voice for change...
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