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Thread #33329   Message #444812
Posted By: GUEST,Irwin in Israel
19-Apr-01 - 05:54 PM
Thread Name: Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)
Subject: RE: Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)
"The only problem I have with Holocaust Remembrance is that it tends to bifurcate the holocaust and only look at the death of Jews. 5 million non-Jews died in the gas chambers also. Who remembers them?

Alex"

Alex,

What is your basis for this? Have you ever been to Holocaust memorial ceremony? Have you ever to a Holocaust museum?

Last night at my synagogue in Haifa, we had a Yom Hashoah program that mourned Jews, Gypsies, homosexuals, political prisoners and others murdered in the Holocaust. All were mourned.

Perhaps you made your statement in the vaccum of ignorance. If so, perhaps you should do some research before offering an opinion.

In another thread, I detected anti-Semitic attitudes by you. I was convinced then, after discussing the issue with you, that you were not an anti-Semite. Now, I'm not so sure.