I came here again, as I do from time to time, when I need to hear your mother’s words of encouragement and reminders to appreciate our lives and freedom. With sadness I read that your mother has passed but I am glad to have the opportunity to tell you how profoundly she has impacted my life by her words. Please share this with your family too, her suffering was not in vain, but reached beyond time and space to teach and to inspire.

Mrs. Gerda Klein is/was truly an inspiration to those who knew her and had heard of her story. For what she had been through, her life is a life well lived. I loved the story of how she met her husband. In my opinion, he was her “knight in shining armor”, one that many of us have dreamed of as young girls.

Tremendous words. You're mother's life had real meaning.

Thank God she got to speak.

I've listened to your mother's story many of times.... Her heart and soul will never be forgotten

I am struggling with feelings of FOMO as my husband is an alcoholic. This speech has deeply resonated with me & in particular that part of her speech too. It’s put a lot into perspective.

Very well said! Thank you.

So true!

And Nick Cage was making good movies

When it comes to the nominees for the Oscar for best documentary there are always only two categories; leftwing/ liberal or non- political. They NEVER nominate a conservative documentary and ones that describe the OTHER holocaust, the communist one, will never be nominated even though what killed more people than the Nazi Holocaust.

You hit the nail on the head my friend ! The oscars have been a joke for ages now !

Grace Mason thank you to tell about the book

I JUST CAME ACROSS THIS POST AND I LOVED IT. I AM HUMBLED BY HER WORDS & WISDOM. SHE IS A SURVIVOR. MAY GOD BLESS HER AND HER FAMILY.

@Holy His Then you are even, you are an idiot, not a smarty.

@Holy His is that a necessary much less "intelligent" comment ? Are you one of the imbeciles who don't think the holocaust happened?

Grace, Thank you. I'll check this book out.

Her entire point is that freedom is what matters, and freedom is not a state of mind. It’s not an attitude. She’s talking about literal imprisonment and literal life and death.

... and today people are complaining about having to stay at home or wearing masks in public places 😒

The price to pay was kind of high. 😏

MsRowdy04 I read the book in one day, because I could not put it down. I want to watch the film soon. I cried so much while reading it.

Hi. Could you possibly give me the online link to the documentary? The woman exudes pain & compassion. Many thanks in advance.

When it comes to the nominees for the Oscar for best documentary there are always only two categories; leftwing/ liberal or non- political. They NEVER nominate a conservative documentary and ones that describe the OTHER holocaust, the communist one, will never be nominated even though what killed more people than the Nazi Holocaust.

Yes, there are many who shared your dreams.

And you will, my dear. You will.

hannaraven you mean he lol

When it comes to the nominees for the Oscar for best documentary there are always only two categories; leftwing/ liberal or non- political. They NEVER nominate a conservative documentary and ones that describe the OTHER holocaust, the communist one, will never be nominated even though what killed more people than the Nazi Holocaust.

You go girl! I had a chance to become famous because of my singing voice. However I did not like the way MOST OF the famous ppl live - buying mega mansions, Uber expensive cars, designer clothes, etc.. Instead I worked for federal government SSA as my career - got to help so many people & met my bf/soulmate husband. No greater satisfaction than my wonderful man & helping people from all walks of life!

Yes, but an award of this kind & the woman herself are proof that we are not entirely hopeless in that regard. She made her own view, similar to yours, more than clear to those who had their minds as well as their ears open. Thx for your thoughtful comment.

TRUTH!

Beautifully written. May God bless you.

What lovely words about your family. It is a sad realize that millions upon millions of people dont value their families, we are considered old irreverent and in the away and in my case stupid. So blessings to you and your family and many years of joy and happiness together it is a very rare thing in this day and age.

You come a long way Argentina...😏

So very true James Gleeson. It always pains me to hear older people say 'I wish we could go back to the simpler, good old days' or younger people declaring that older generation don't know adversity like the current one is experiencing. The 'old days' were not good, not simple for billions and every generation has adversity to overcome. Whilst it may be different for each generation, it is no easier for one or the other. If only we could gain strength from each other rather than compare and pull each other down. It is good to strive for something, to have a goal in life. But for those whose life is a struggle just to make it from day to day, it should be no shame to merely exist. Not everyone can be an adventurer or know fame. But today, to be ordinary is some sort of sin. Everyone wants to be 'famous' and sadly often they are ...for doing nothing at all. As Gerda said, 'to know the magic of a boring night at home...' for so many, is a freedom that is never experienced.

@Deighton111 wear the damn mask if you freely care for others! Is that too much to understand?! Jeez

@Deighton111 Oh do fuck off.

@Deighton111 You are ignorant.

@Deighton111 Do you want to question the Government? Please do! Do it every day but do it about REAL IMPORTANT ISSUES, about why black people are shoot by the police for no reason, why colleges are so damn expensive, why you don't have an universalistic public healt care system like in so many countries, you should question the Givernment about environmental policy, about why people can own guns and shoot students or every one else, about why it's doing almost nothing to arrest the spread of the virus and so many other IMPORTANT ISSUES. You MUST question those things if you believe to be brilliant or an average smart person really, and protest and fight and vote to change things but when you question why wearing a mask and washing your hands is the minimum you can do to protect yourself and others...then you are ignorant and you are even making a joke out of yourself and l wouldn't be surprised if you believe Earth is flat a this point.

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Her life in ongoing. She turned 97 last month.

“The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of beauty is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, but indifference between life and death.”

Yet, every war has been ended by those who were *not* indifferent to their opponents (regardless of whether the objectively “just” or “unjust” side won any given war.) The point is: neither in concept nor in actuality is a state of lasting world peace possible, given the innate reality of the human condition. Every living thing on this earth is engaged in some manner of battle and struggle-every living thing was born to fight and take and eat and toil (to one extent or another) for daily survival against competing creatures and forces. Human creatures are hardly immune to this reality. We, however, have developed a cognitive sense of culpability and justice that separates us from what we might otherwise call the “wild barbarism” of the animal kingdom. But even that does not spare us great conflict and suffering, whether that conflict and suffering is deserved or undeserved. There will always be an oppressive force against which we must strive. There will always be inexplicable pain and, yes, wars of one sort or another. The characteristic of indifference is just one of many threats to a state of even temporary peacefulness among human beings. It is not the greatest. The greatest threat to the impossible notion of “world peace” is the genuine nature of the world itself, i.e. fractious and ever in conflict, ever stressed. The entire question posed by Mr. Wiesel must be rephrased. And we must educate ourselves with objective truth, embrace an uncensored knowledge of history, and arm ourselves with virtues that champion the noble, the dignified, and the good as we strive to alleviate and eliminate (if but temporarily) the more unsavory aspects of our daily, inescapable condition. But do not doubt that, sadly, even the attempt to create and force some illusion of Utopia upon all earthly forms of life is, in itself, a weird form of oppression and aggression. The ultimate folly. Whose “version” of Utopia merits imposition? (And another war is launched!) Fight for objective values of “good” upon which we can all agree, more or less, take responsibility for own actions and inactions, correct wrongs reasonably and whenever possible, treat others the way we would wish to be treated (unless we are forced to defend our very lives), and hope for the best outcome. That is the “nicer” side of this mortal coil. The other side is horror, as Mrs. Klein can attest. (Her speech was powerfully moving, btw.) If ever, in some other sphere of existence, the creatures of earth are given an “explanation” for all of this relentless struggle, I wonder if it would be worth hearing. The jury is out on that matter, too.

Seems we have that today

Wiesel was a liar.

@@mg2001o why do you say that that?

P3n1s

Thank you for giving me a part of your soul.I will cherish this forever.

No matter how many stories we hear each is so unique and reminds us to be grateful for,but guard the privilege of freedom we enjoy, which as we speak seems to be in jeopardy. We must never take for granted that these freedoms exist without our being constantly alert to fight to protect them if necessary.

Thank You!

TRUMPFOREVER I would refer to them as Fascists, or Marxists rather than Communists. I don’t know the ins and outs of the various socialist terminology though.

TRUMPFOREVER You are saying the exact OPPOSITE of truth - Drumpf is a wannabe Fascist Dictator and he tragically admires genocidal Dictators! VOTE BLUE- CHOOSE AMERICA AND DEMOCRACY over the most Dangerous and Worst President in our entire history!

Christine Buckingham I think that you do not understand what Fascism is. Every fascist was a socialist. And Donald Trump will go down as one of the true greats when he brings down the Fascist Keynesian banking system.

It truly is...

@@christinebuckingham8369 if he was a dictator he would enforce mask orders, shutdowns, and federal government control. You obviously don't know what you're talking about. Just because you think it doesn't make it the truth. I may not be a Trump fan but even I can see what's in front of my face.

I just rub Ben Gay Go to KZfaq comments and type the world away Thankful for my freedom

And grace and substance 👍

Exactly how is it ridiculous to thank people for honoring them, or saying it's the best day of your life? You sound like a trump supporter. Someone who complains about celebrities while worshipping the most orange of them.

Consumer war !!! Aisle 7 STAT !

Amen

Fuck you and her and all Foles

Neonazis?

Nazis.

@@phantasm1004 swine.

Who cares?? As long as some people liked it. People aren’t allowed to click what they want?

@@siennavine81 Yes, they are. And people are allowed to ask why other people are stupid.