This past week I posted a flash fiction of a granddaughter’s devotion to her grandmother who was a Holocaust survivor. I wrote it as a sequel to a story I posted the week before. One of our participants, an Israeli herself, Na’ama Yehuda, told me she knew someone who had done what the granddaughter did in remembrance. CLICK HERE TO READ
After one commenter asked about the configuration of numbers, I went to You Tube to find video footage to back my story. This video is a brilliant illustration of a phenomenon among children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors. I’m so touched by this I must share.
Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple 
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Dear Rochelle,
Thank you for sharing this. I think it is a beautiful gesture on the parts of the children of these survivors. And isn’t it amazing how many refuse to speak of it?
Shalom and lotsa loving and honouring hugs,
Dale
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Dear Dale,
If I had a relative I’d be out the door to the nearest tattoo parlor. I can’t imagine how painful it is for survivors to speak of it and remember.
A family friend (who oddly enough was Jewish) made the ignorant comment that survivors should have the tats removed. She saw it as their pride to rub it in everyone else’s faces. I was a child when she said it to me and it burned my tush even then. Same person who inspired the character of Aunt Viv. Just sayin’.
At any rate, thank you for coming by. I wish I’d found this video when I posted my FF story for a wider view. 😉
Shalom and lotsa memorable love,
Rochelle
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The ignorance of people astounds me at times. That a child can understand the implications of trying to erase such a piece of someone’s reality while an adult cannot is proof that for too many, ignorance is bliss.
It was meant to stand on its own 😉
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I believe many of the survivors do not want to share. I think it is an honor for their children to get the tat as a way to remember not to forget. Good story.
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Dear Jan,
I agree that this is the ultimate honor. That’s one tat I would gladly get. 😉 Thanks m’luv.
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Thank you for this link, which clarifies well the reasons children and grandchildren choose to carry those numbers into history.
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Rochelle, do you mind if I reblog this on Tao-Talk?
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Not at all, Lisa. 😀 I’d love to see it go viral.
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I would also.
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Dear Rochelle,
I can’t think of a more tender testament of love to a holocaust survivor that to bear what was a badge of shame as a badge of honor and witness to history. We should all do such acts of remembrance to ensure we never forget such atrocities.
Thank you for sharing, my friend.
Shalom,
Dora
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Dear Dora,
I agree. Thank you for taking the time to read and watch.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rips my heart in two… yet fills it with something good and right.
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I wish… I wish I still had the little star that Miss Sarah gifted me so long ago. She made it out of a scrap of fabric as she told me how they were required to wear it. the number on her arm is for forever ingrained in my mind, written in my bible, too.
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Dear Bear,
What a sweet tribute to Miss Sarah. Thank you for sharing that.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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She was the survivor I’ve spoken of at the nursing home. Still can’t fathom why she took such a liking to me when she was terrified of all the nurses and aides.
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Deep calls to deep. She recognized your spirit.
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Hashem must have sent her to me. 🙂 ❤
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💜❤️👍🏻
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