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lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
Elizabeth is right – she was young at the time and didn’t have a better option. But I can’t begin to imagine what life was like serving an evil person.
The Catalyst
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Ask anyone who has worked in the Trump White House. I’m sure they would have much to say.. and some already have.
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She was too young and probably like most people then, had no idea what was really happening. It is a reminder of things today, isn’t it?
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Yes.. that was my point in publishing it.
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I have seen a few things comparing that history to Trump and it is frightening
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In addition, they seemed to be totally isolated so even though her village was near the camp, she didn’t know about it..sounds like they lived apart from family and villages during that period.
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She may not have been able to say no either
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True.
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I could only manage 4 minutes.
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What struck me was that the people were poor and hopeful of a better future…not unlike many today. We seem to never learn. It’s the old Handsel and Gretel tale – hungry, and innocent as children, we are lured by malevolent forces. Hope we save ourselves in the end.
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Me, too, V.J. I suppose it always feels hopeless when it is happening, but the last time we helped save the day. Who is going to help us?
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I don’t know Judy…all seems so surreal, but sadly, it is not.
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I somehow don’t see the allies gathering to help us. Just doesn’t seem quite likely.
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I always wondered how people could just sit by and do nothing to stop Hitler. Unfortunately, I think I am beginning to see how it happened! We can never forget this horrible time in history and we must do all we can to stop it from ever happening again! Pray for peace!!
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Just how I feel.
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Oh, my — the parallels are striking! Thanks for sharing this!
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But she DID know. She knew about Kristallnacht. She knew about the internment of Jews and the slaughters.
SHE KNEW.
And she’s sort of sorry now.
And that’s what happens when people do nothing.
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That was presented in the documentary but sounded to me like she didn’t know the full extent of what was going on until afterwards.
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Maybe not the full extent, but do we need to know “the full extent” to know that something is WRONG?
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Think of how many people in the U.S. don’t think anything is wrong.. except that their country is being invaded by foreigners.
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They are morons. ignorant morons.
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