http://www.metafilter.com/tags/Holocaust_survivor Posts tagged with 'Holocaust_survivor' at MetaFilter. Sat, 05 Mar 2005 17:56:54 -0800 Sat, 05 Mar 2005 17:56:54 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/40207/A%2DPromise%2DTo%2DMy%2DGrandfather <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/3/4/151715/5913">A Promise To My Grandfather</a> "When I was 9, I caught my grandfather shaving in the bathroom and that is when I saw it: His Camp Number - 58877241. Not knowing any better, I asked him why he got such a 'stupid tattoo'. He told me that he really didn't want to get it and quickly tried to cover it with a towel. I followed him asking him, 'Why don't you get it removed then?' He stop dead in the hallway and without turning around said 'So I don't forget.' .... When he died last summer...I reached down and took his arm in mine. I unbuttoned his sleeve and rolled it up. I looked at the number again - 58877241. My wife looked at me and asked 'Why are you doing that?' All I could say was 'So I don't forget.' Right then I made my promise to him - Never again." <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/3/4/151715/5913">A timeless message</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2005:site.40207 Sat, 05 Mar 2005 17:56:54 -0800 hate history Holocaust_survivor ericb