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For this Holocaust survivor forgiveness is ‘the ultimate revenge’

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Twins Miriam and Eva Mozes

Published: 3 January 2017

Last updated: 4 March 2024

‘I believe with every ounce of my being that forgiveness is a seed for peace.’
Holocaust survivor preaches forgiveness of Nazis as ‘ultimate revenge’ – Amanda Borschel-Dan – The Times of Israel 08.12.16
Reviled by many, Mengele twin Eva Mozes Kor is steadfast in her belief that there is no criminal who cannot be forgiven, even those who murdered her family. The healing power of forgiveness, says Kor, is the one true path to shedding victimisation.

And see:

Marion Pritchard, Dutch rescuer of Jewish children during the Holocaust, dies at 96 – Emily Langer – The Washington Post 20.12.16
19 years old when Germany invaded the Netherlands in May 1940, the young Dutch social work student is credited with saving dozens of Jews, spriting some to safe houses, hiding others under floorboards, and in one case executing a Dutch Nazi before he could arrest a family of four.

Remembering Dan Pagis 30 years after his death
– Aviya Kushner – The Forward 21.12.16
Includes link to his most famous poem: Written in Pencil in the Sealed Railway Car

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