“I become almost wild and shout at them: - To whom are you reciting Kaddish? Do you still believe? And what do you believe, whom are you thinking? Are you thanking the Lord for his mercy and taking away our brothers and sisters, our fathers and mothers? No, no! It is not true; there is no God. If there were a God, he would not allow such misfortune, such transgression, where innocent small children, only just born, or killed, by people who want only to to honest work and make themselves useful to the world are killed! and you, living witnesses of the great misfortune, remain thankful. Whom are you thanking?” GriefGenocideHolocaustTraumatizedComplex PtsdHolocaust SurvivorLoss Of FaithTreblinkaLoss Of Belief Book:The Last Jew of Treblinka Source: The Last Jew of Treblinka
“An older woman begs me to tell her if all the men are kept alive as labourers. She knows that she is going to her death. Still, she will be happy if her son, who came with her, remains alive. I calm her with my answer and she thanks me.” GenocideHolocaustTraumatic ExperiencesHolocaust SurvivorWhite LieHolocaust LiteratureConcentration CampsTreblinka Book:The Last Jew of Treblinka Source: The Last Jew of Treblinka
“We are at once put to work sorting. My friend Leybl stands next to me. We inspect every garment as carefully as possible. On the other side of me stands a worker who has already been here for several days. I want to find out from him what happened here, since, despite the fact that I can see the clothes left behind by the victims, I still cannot grasp what is going on.” GenocideHolocaustConcentration CampTraumatizedHolocaust SurvivorFacing RealityTreblinka Book:The Last Jew of Treblinka Source: The Last Jew of Treblinka
“I bend over more deeply and ask him again what happens here. — Don't you see? Here they take the lives of our nearest and dearest. Don't you see that these are the close of the poor wretches who come here?” GenocideHolocaustConcentration CampHolocaust SurvivorTreblinka Author:Chil Rajchman