This is a precious and heart-warming story of a certain part of the populace made to be "other," like Mexicans and Muslims in America
Nov 3, 2019 16:57:03 #
Jerusalem (AFP) - Eyes brimming with tears, 92-year-old Melpomeni Dina Gianopoulou was reunited Sunday with Jewish siblings she had helped hide from N**is in her native Greece during World War II.
Holocaust survivor Sarah Yanai, 86, had tears in her eyes as she held Melpomeni's hand.
"It is a very emotional feeling, I can't describe it," she said.
"We were hidden in her house. She saved all my family. Six persons... you can't imagine how dangerous it was for her, for her family, to keep us all," she added.
"What can I say. They saved our lives."
The highly emotional meeting took place at the Hall of Names, in Jerusalem's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial centre, a memorial to millions of Jews k**led in the Holocaust.
During World War II, Melpomeni and her two sisters first hid the Mordechai family in a mosque before moving them to their own home in Veria, a small town near Thessaloniki, where they stayed for two years.
Sarah's brother Yossi Mor was barely two months old at the time.
He is now 77, but still carries with him stories he was told about their life in hiding.
Mor said their situation was "deteriorating" in the mosque, especially that of his small brother Shmuel, who had fallen ill.
But he said the Greek sisters made a daring attempt to rescue him.
"They put him on their shoulders and they walked to the hospital in the middle of the night. It was quite far," Mor said.
Some days later, the Greek sisters went back to the hospital to visit Shmuel but found him covered with a white sheet.
"He was dead," said Mor.
Yossi Dagan, one of Mor's grandchildren, said he grew up hearing this story over and over again.
"For me, the three Greek sisters always symbolised heroism, a model of life," said Dagan, 28.
On Sunday, Sarah and Yossi brought their children and grandchildren to meet their saviour.
In all, more than 20 people, young and old, stood in front of the white-haired lady before hugging her, one by one.
"I would like to have saved more," Melpomeni said in Greek.
Melpomeni would have liked to save more; Trump's agenda is to save no desperate asylum seekers or immigrants. Please do not think that comparing Trump's policies in this regard to the N**is is anything more than a mirror to his actions. Historical fact. No politics. It is a not-so-subtle invitation to White Nationalist to go forward with their plans under the aegis of the president.
Holocaust survivor Sarah Yanai, 86, had tears in her eyes as she held Melpomeni's hand.
"It is a very emotional feeling, I can't describe it," she said.
"We were hidden in her house. She saved all my family. Six persons... you can't imagine how dangerous it was for her, for her family, to keep us all," she added.
"What can I say. They saved our lives."
The highly emotional meeting took place at the Hall of Names, in Jerusalem's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial centre, a memorial to millions of Jews k**led in the Holocaust.
During World War II, Melpomeni and her two sisters first hid the Mordechai family in a mosque before moving them to their own home in Veria, a small town near Thessaloniki, where they stayed for two years.
Sarah's brother Yossi Mor was barely two months old at the time.
He is now 77, but still carries with him stories he was told about their life in hiding.
Mor said their situation was "deteriorating" in the mosque, especially that of his small brother Shmuel, who had fallen ill.
But he said the Greek sisters made a daring attempt to rescue him.
"They put him on their shoulders and they walked to the hospital in the middle of the night. It was quite far," Mor said.
Some days later, the Greek sisters went back to the hospital to visit Shmuel but found him covered with a white sheet.
"He was dead," said Mor.
Yossi Dagan, one of Mor's grandchildren, said he grew up hearing this story over and over again.
"For me, the three Greek sisters always symbolised heroism, a model of life," said Dagan, 28.
On Sunday, Sarah and Yossi brought their children and grandchildren to meet their saviour.
In all, more than 20 people, young and old, stood in front of the white-haired lady before hugging her, one by one.
"I would like to have saved more," Melpomeni said in Greek.
Melpomeni would have liked to save more; Trump's agenda is to save no desperate asylum seekers or immigrants. Please do not think that comparing Trump's policies in this regard to the N**is is anything more than a mirror to his actions. Historical fact. No politics. It is a not-so-subtle invitation to White Nationalist to go forward with their plans under the aegis of the president.
Nov 3, 2019 17:23:07 #
proud republican
Loc: RED CALIFORNIA
rumitoid wrote:
Jerusalem (AFP) - Eyes brimming with tears, 92-yea... (show quote)
What does all this have to do with President Trump??? As usual you absolutely make no sense at all!!!! And again comparing Trump to Hitler is exactly why I h**e to answer your posts or threads????
Nov 3, 2019 17:44:25 #
proud republican wrote:
What does all this have to do with Preside... (show quote)
Trump has made a case against Mexicans and Muslims being "other," like the Jews in Germany. Usual move by dictators. Create an enemy for the people to rally behind to gain support and absolute power. You should know this.
Nov 3, 2019 17:50:26 #
proud republican
Loc: RED CALIFORNIA
rumitoid wrote:
Trump has made a case against Mexicans and Muslims being "other," like the Jews in Germany. Usual move by dictators. Create an enemy for the people to rally behind to gain support and absolute power. You should know this.
How did he made them "other" ?????? And why is it that I should know this???
Nov 3, 2019 17:58:09 #
proud republican wrote:
How did he made them "other" ?????? And why is it that I should know this???
Seriously? What did he say about Mexican immigrants? He described migrants from Central and South America, as well as Mexico, many of whom are seeking asylum from violence in their home countries, as criminals, gang members and rapists. But since as early as October last year, he's repeatedly described their attempts to cross the U.S.-Mexico border as an "invasion." Who invades a country? An enemy. Get it!
Nov 3, 2019 18:07:58 #
proud republican
Loc: RED CALIFORNIA
rumitoid wrote:
Seriously? What did he say about Mexican immigrants? He described migrants from Central and South America, as well as Mexico, many of whom are seeking asylum from violence in their home countries, as criminals, gang members and rapists. But since as early as October last year, he's repeatedly described their attempts to cross the U.S.-Mexico border as an "invasion." Who invades a country? An enemy. Get it!
A lot of them are gang members like MS-13!!! He doesn't have any problems with LEGAL immigration!!!!! Come here legally and we will welcome you with open arms !!!!Don't try to jump over in front of everyone who has been playing by the rules!!! Everyone is trying escape from something,otherwise nobody would come here
Nov 3, 2019 19:16:38 #
proud republican wrote:
A lot of them are gang members like MS-13!!! He doesn't have any problems with LEGAL immigration!!!!! Come here legally and we will welcome you with open arms !!!!Don't try to jump over in front of everyone who has been playing by the rules!!! Everyone is trying escape from something,otherwise nobody would come here
But he did not single out MS13 but all Mexican immigrants in general.
Nov 3, 2019 19:26:56 #
rumitoid wrote:
Seriously? What did he say about Mexican immigrants? He described migrants from Central and South America, as well as Mexico, many of whom are seeking asylum from violence in their home countries, as criminals, gang members and rapists. But since as early as October last year, he's repeatedly described their attempts to cross the U.S.-Mexico border as an "invasion." Who invades a country? An enemy. Get it!
Got it
Do you?
Nov 3, 2019 19:27:54 #
rumitoid wrote:
But he did not single out MS13 but all Mexican immigrants in general.
Quoted me were he generalized all Mexican immigrants...
Nov 3, 2019 19:40:12 #
proud republican
Loc: RED CALIFORNIA
rumitoid wrote:
But he did not single out MS13 but all Mexican immigrants in general.
He called MS-13 animals for which he has been criticized by your people!!!!
Nov 3, 2019 19:54:10 #
proud republican wrote:
He called MS-13 animals for which he has been criticized by your people!!!!
Lol.
Nov 3, 2019 19:56:00 #
proud republican
Loc: RED CALIFORNIA
rumitoid wrote:
Lol.
Don't see anything funny about it,Rumitoid!!!
Nov 3, 2019 20:00:53 #
proud republican wrote:
Don't see anything funny about it,Rumitoid!!!
Sad and pathetic funny.
Nov 3, 2019 20:03:54 #
proud republican
Loc: RED CALIFORNIA
rumitoid wrote:
Sad and pathetic funny.
You don't think MS-13 are animals????
Nov 3, 2019 20:04:20 #
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