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Jack Mayer
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WHY THIS HISTORY MATTERS
THE HISTORY OF WEIMAR AND THE RISE OF THE 3RD REICH MATTERS:
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“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” the words of George Santayana (1863–1952), Spanish philosopher, essayist, poet and novelist. Santayana enjoins us to recognize the echoes of painful history and do what we can to prevent its recurrence. History is cyclical but we can never anticipate how rec Read more of this blog post »
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“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” the words of George Santayana (1863–1952), Spanish philosopher, essayist, poet and novelist. Santayana enjoins us to recognize the echoes of painful history and do what we can to prevent its recurrence. History is cyclical but we can never anticipate how rec Read more of this blog post »
“Every time you walk into church, the first thing you see is a man on a cross. He died to save us-not to give us everything we want-to save us. That's what's so hard to understand. It's not about him answering your prayers-it's about you being like him not matter what happens on this Earth. 'Thy will be done.' There will always be sadness and pain.”
― Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project
― Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project
“I do not consider myself a hero. The true heroes were the mothers and fathers who gave me their children. I only did what my heart commanded. A hero is someone doing extraordinary things. What I did was not extraordinary. It was a normal thing to do. I was just being decent.”
― Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project
― Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project
“Irena greeted each one and again asked, “Do you have any burning questions?” Sabrina said, “I still don’t understand why your heroism wasn’t better known.” Megan said, “Everybody we tell your story to asks why they don’t know you. It’s not fair.” “Yes, my dear girls, the world is not fair. It is for you to make it more fair. People like me, people with the Yad Vashem medal – I think many wish I would just quietly die without reminding them of our dark history. A life is full of wonderful things and terrible things. Still, I try to remember the good, but sometimes it’s too difficult – too painful.”
― Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project
― Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project
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