Comments on: Time to talk about sexual violence during the Holocaust

By: Cody Balram

Cody Balram — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 05:45:38 +0000

How about everyone just shut up. You all sound really stupid and dumb. What the Nazis did was bad whether it was rape or murder, it doesn't matter..end of story. Quite overanaylzing.

By: Alex Salomon

Alex Salomon — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 14:33:02 +0000

Dorit, I agree

By: Eric French

Eric French — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 01:45:37 +0000

Dear Aviva, No one is saying to name names, only tell stories so that the world will not forget. There is a new wave of Holocaust deniers out there trying to deny that it ever happened and discredit people like your Grandmother. Your Grandmother is a very important soul that helps others by giving them strength to carry on and never forget. This is not about who knows more or feels more than someone who experienced it in person. This is about joining Holocaust survivors and expressing our love for them and breaking the chains of the past by revealing it. Only by confronting ones fears and shames can one be triumphant. God is all and he is never apart from us. He teaches us how to reach him and find everlasting peace. Together we can destroy evil with good deeds. I pray God blesses your grandmother and her loved ones.

By: Eric French

Eric French — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 01:19:46 +0000

Aviva, you are wrong but I don't blame you. You are too young to understand. If you know anyone who gets off on this subject I recommend you stay away from him or her. They are truly sick. God bless you and your loved ones.

By: Eric French

Eric French — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 01:16:20 +0000

The vastness of your experience is amazing. At least it sounds like you think you know what you are saying. good for you.

By: Aviva Fort

Aviva Fort — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:20:16 +0000

you know you're totally misunderstanding anything said here and are completely out of line, right? um, obviously not, actually….

By: Aviva Fort

Aviva Fort — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:18:49 +0000

I don't understand you people at all. You're being offended at a sad reality – many nonJewish guys get off on this sort of thing, which is why Nazi paraphernalia is such a hot item. And what I said is not supposed to be laughable at all! it's exactly what my Holocaust survivor grandmother said!!!!!! A child should think his grandmother/mother/father was abused? It could make HIM kill himself! What the hell? Unfortunately, things can be read on FB way differently (ie as people want to vs as they really are). No one said this is a joke, so relax. The very opposite.

By: Eric French

Eric French — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:15:06 +0000

Dear Ms. Oliver Wolff I am so sorry you had to endure such horrific times.

By: Aviva Fort

Aviva Fort — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:03:11 +0000

this ain't Jerry Springer – these are survivors' emotions – people who are doing all they can to live their lives and you people are demanding they relive things that if they wanted to relive them publicly, they would have.

By: Aviva Fort

Aviva Fort — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:58:05 +0000

anyone else want to step up and say they know what's in a survivor's head and act all morally superior? STFU and have a good Shabbos :pppp

By: Aviva Fort

Aviva Fort — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:55:48 +0000

my grandmother (who was in Auschwitz) says "it's a sin to ask a survivor this – and what is there to do? what, you're going to start with the Germans now? I want you all to know I am very against it. Whoever had this happen to them suffers enough and you need to let it go. I saw with my own eyes a baby get ripped apart arm to leg. You should keep quiet and thank G-d for all the people who remained alive. also, they are giving money – if they're gonna talk about that the whole idea of the Holocaust will not be accepted. Every bad thing on the earth was there. So what are you going to talk about best? There are a thousand things bad what they did, to twins, to young kids, and I saw it. They took young people for work, worked them out to death, hit them, they were more blue and black than had skin/ And the girls, they didn't give you any rags, they told them take off the panties and wash the floors and put them on again. To talk about all those things, what will we gain with it? The Holocaust is the Holocaust and every aspect of life was damaged. a child should find out his mother or father was abuseD? He is going to kill himself! you have to close the page, carry it with all the life and not forget what they did. the men cut off all the hair from the girls, and took off all the clothes, and put them an enema, they felt like animals, they couldn't look at each other. they made you feel like an animal in a cage." verbatim. from a survivor – so shut your mouths, and thanks a lot, because this topic has done nothing but hurt my grandmother.

By: Aviva Fort

Aviva Fort — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:25:24 +0000

see my above response to your stupidity.

By: Aviva Fort

Aviva Fort — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:24:31 +0000

I'm going to try and give you the benefit of the doubt and say your sheer idiocy and repulsive words are based on the fact that you actually care about survivors. I probably know way more living ones than you do, and they do not want more of their shame plastered across the world – as I said, ask ones if they think it's an issue that needs to be talked about, or if this will cause them more pain. This has to do with the opposite of apathy. Let's see how many answer this call for testimony. And don't be such a dick.

By: Dorit Oliver Wolff

Dorit Oliver Wolff — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:33:25 +0000

Unbelivable! This tasteless comments were made by men! how can any one make jokes about " rape" any rape! Shame on you all who have written such joking or dismissive coments.Rape is never a Jocking matter.I was 9 years old when The rusians Lyberated hungary, I was Hyding under the mattrass in the cellar when the soldiers raped the wemen.the screems the horror were unforgettable and unforgiveable. They were Hungarien Women.rape is a Crime. thausends of jewish girls and women have been raped during the Holocaust so this should be remembered! How would those shmucks feel if it was their mother or grandmother who was raped by the nazis? It is shame full to make such stupid jokes , and as for the coment about Looking at your grandmas Funny! is that suposed to be laughable? do you usualy look at your grandmas Funny? you have a sick mind, I do hope you are not Jewish, but if you are, shame on you and shame on all those who think it is a jocking matter.May you never have to experience that one of your familly should suffer such pain and shame.

By: Zev Stub

Zev Stub — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:30:44 +0000

Perhaps Saidel, instead of coming up with fancy academic theories of why people don't like to talk about this, should just look around.