Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Forgiving Dr. Mengele

I just finished watching "Forgiving Dr. Mengele" on Netflix instant watch. It is a documentary about Eva Mozes Kor who with her twin sister was taken to Auschwitz where Dr. Mengele performed his experiments.

It was enlightening. I find it amazing what this woman has accomplished. I did not expect to see Eva Mozes Kor visit with six Palestinians. I can't believe she rolled her eyes at them. She can forgive the Nazi's for the experiments they did on her and her twin sister, but she can't forgive the Palestinians? I'm not saying that Israel would go as far as the concentration camps, but how could she not see that these people experienced the same thing that the Jews did in the beginning of the Holocaust? She didn't want to hear their stories. I don't know what she expected but to be truthful, I think she was so afraid that her mind just shut down. She couldn't handle their stories. Was it because they became human?

I appreciated the documentary. It was heart wrenching at times. It is horrible that genocide continues to this very day. I just don't get it.
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1 comments:

  1. Hi, just came upon your post as I googled the documentary I just watched on Netflix too. I couldn't believe the amount of pain Eva and people like her went through, it's horrible. I was with her, felt her pain, cried at times through the documentary, till I saw her treatment of the Palestinians. I am not even a great supporter of either side really, but I just thought that was terrible. She wasn't even trying. I think she is the way she is, a great survivor, because of the strength she has and the very strong personality. This makes her a tough woman and I think it showed in those interviews. Her way was the only way, and she really wasn't listening or even trying, it's almost sad. She was rolling her eyes, it's crazy!

    Thanks for your post!

    Me.
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