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This week, January 27, marks the 76th anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz. May we never forget.
Genre: Historical Fiction
Word Count: 100
MEYN SHEYNER FRINTZ
מיין שיינער פרינץ
For my fifth birthday in 1939, Papa, my handsome prince, gave me a beautiful book called “Kinder und Hausmärchen.”
The next year we went into hiding with Papa’s Christian friends in the country. Three years later the SS arrested us.
At nights in my bunk, I’d close my eyes and imagine Papa reading Briar Rose or Rapunzel, mimicking the ladies with squeaky falsetto voices to make me laugh.
I was eleven when American soldiers liberated us from the camp. I searched for my handsome prince, but Papa was nowhere to be found. For me there is no happily ever after.
Meyn Sheyner Frintz – My Handsome Prince in Yiddish
The Book was also known as Grimm’s Fairytales
It’s a 48 minute commitment but THIS LINK leads to a wonderful story of how one woman survived and has lived to tell and retell her story.
Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple 
We keep saying lest we forget, and somewhere it keeps happening
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Dear Neil,
I fear you’re right. 😦
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Touching tale.
So many families were affected…
Wish all stories have a “happily ever after.”
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Dear Anita,
I wish so, too. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Great child voice and powerful tale.
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Thank you on both counts, Joy. May we always remember.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Beautifully narrated in an understated but totally realistic style.
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Thank you for such a magnificent comment/compliment, Sandra.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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One of your best, m’lady
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Many thanks, CE.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Well told and very touching.
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Thank you so much, Trent.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Appropriate for the day Rochelle. Thanks for sharing.
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Dear Iain,
Sadly with the survivors aging and leaving us it’s even more important than ever to keep the memory alive. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
You told us the whole story in so few words. No, we cannot ever forget that for so many, the fairy tales stopped being recited before bed.
Shalom and lotsa light-filled love,
Dale
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Dear Dale,
Hard to buy into happily ever after following surviving a nightmare like that. Thank you for your kind words.
Shalom and lotsa warm hugs,
Rochelle
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That is so very true. I’m amazed how so many manage to find happy at all after …
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Devastating story. Soon there will be no eyewitnesses left. History is already repeating itself.
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Dear Josh,
I fear the truth of your words. At the very least there are videos and movies. Still…nothing replaces a face to face with a survivor and physically seeing the numbers on their arms. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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My heart aches to hear such stories. They really touch my soul deeply, always have. When I read the Hebrew words outloud, my mind was hearing the voice of my Great Grandpa calling me his ‘Bonny’ princess. It was so real, it was as if I were sitting on his lap again. Thank you for that, Rochelle. On this day when I wake to the remembrance of the Christa McCaulife and the Shuttle Challenger, I needed the pick-me-up. I still miss her exuberance and smile.
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Dear Bear,
It’s definitely a day for remembrance. Thank for your compassionate words and tender heart.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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This is precisely why I am appalled and sickened by those who loudly proclaim that all children of Conservatives should be sent to re-education camps. The loudest are those who are too young and ill-educated to remember what that can look like.
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Dear Linda,
That just sends a chill through me. We do live in “interesting times” don’t we? Thank you for your affirming comments.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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We haven’t really learned, have we? Thank you for keeping the memory not only alive but living through your stories.
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Dear Jen,
No. I don’t believe we’ve learned a thing from the past. As long as there’s breath in my body I will do my best to keep the memory alive. Thank you
Shalom,
Rochelle
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A timely tale. In the UK, we’ve all been asked to place a candle in our windows this evening.
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Dear Keith,
What a sweet and wonderful gesture. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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What a touching story. Loved your audio. May we never forget…
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Dear Jan,
Glad you enjoyed the audio. We won’t forget…but I’m not so sure about the next generation. Thanks, m’luv. ❤
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Dear Rochelle,
Thank you for this timely reminder. May we never forget, may we fight against all hate that leads to genocide, and may we never repeat our crimes.
Shalom,
Dora
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Dear Dora,
When the opportunity arises I will write these stories. I fear forgetting is a generation away. 😦 Thank you for your affirming words.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I read today that California state’s proposed new ethnic studies curriculum is “cleansing Jews from history” (Tablet Magazine). It’s truly frightening. Tell your stories and may they be retold.
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Another emotional reminder of the greatest of genocides – tragically, not the only one.
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Dear Liz,
As long as there are human beings…
Shalom,
Rochelle
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This is a touching reminder that a happy ending isn’t always a happy ending.
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Dear Nobbin,
Sadly there were too many not happy endings. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Tears falling as I listened to your poignant telling of a memory a little girl clung to to help her get through.
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Dear Lisa,
Your tears are high praise. Thank you for listening. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, you are very welcome.
Shalom,
Lisa
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Thank you. These days, especially. Never forget.
Never again.
Na’ama
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Na’ama Y’karah,
No…never forget. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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A Day of Remembrance.
Yet, I despair at times when people today do not understand their passion for Nationalism and where the conflict may lead.
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Dear James,
Well said. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Hope you had a blessed day of remembrance. May we never forget.
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Dear Anne,
I fear as the survivors are aging and leaving us, we’re inclined to forget. More’s the pity. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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A wretched part of global history which must never be forgotten, a grim Tale Rochelle but beautifully told as ever
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Dear Shrawley,
I see what you did with grim. 😉 Love it. Thank you for your affirming words.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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A tragic and all-too-common story of the time. May we never forget, indeed.
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Dear Ali,
Tragic indeed. It should never be forgotten. The operative there is “should.”
Shalom,
Rochelle
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So many heartbreaking images. May we never forget. We must never forget.
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Dear Laurie,
I pray that those images remain before our eyes so we don’t forget.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Lest we forget indeed Rochelle. Moving stories, especially to hear the story spoken on audio.
Thankyou for broadening my knowledge of Marcelle Marceau, much more to him than I realised. A man to be applauded.
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Dear Francine,
I fear we are forgetting, but I’ll do my part to keep the memory alive as much as possible. Thank you re the audio. There was more to Marceau than a simple mime. 😉 Thank you for your affirming comments.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
This is so heartbreaking. I recently watched a documentary on Frontline about a group of Holocaust survivors. They were the only surviving members of their families. It is important that we don’t forget these atrocities but we share them with generations to come. Thanks for this beautiful and gut-wrenching story.
Shalom,
Adele
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Dear Adele,
My story is fiction but there are too many out there. Just when I think there couldn’t be any more I hear another…and another. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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The lack of closure must be so difficult to deal with, not knowing what happened to her father.
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Dear Fatima,
Although there’s a lack of closure she has a pretty good idea of what happened to him. So many broken families and shattered lives. Thank you for reading.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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