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| 1935 Nuremberg Rally (PD) |
When Nuremberg native Doris Schott-Neuse began investigating her family history, she could not remain silent.
Long suspecting that her grandfather had obtained his home through Nazi connections, she was able to verify that this “prime real estate” was, indeed, stolen from a Jewish family.
“More than seventy years later,” Schott-Neuse felt impelled to track down the surviving Jewish family member and apologize for these sins of the past.
When Peter Hirschmann received her apology, he promptly responded.
Hirschmann told Schott-Neuse that “it would have been easy for her to remain silent.” He then said: You were not satisfied with that and examined the
depths of your heart… You had the option to ignore it and instead you
confronted it…
Schott-Neuse and Hirschmann are now corresponding regularly.
Martin Luther King, Jr. would no doubt have applauded their courage and compassion.
Resources
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/german-woman-writes-apology-to-us-man-who-lost-home-to-nazis/ar-AAu0JTH?OCID=ansmsnnews11
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