Comments on: Dancing The Holocaust http://www.briancuban.com/dancing-the-holocaust/ Brian Cuban's version of TRUTH, JUSTICE and the UN-AMERICAN WAY Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:43:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Marilou http://www.briancuban.com/dancing-the-holocaust/comment-page-1/#comment-16265 Marilou Sat, 17 Jul 2010 01:42:19 +0000 http://www.briancuban.com/?p=12100#comment-16265 A touching post and video. Thank you. A touching post and video. Thank you.

]]> By: Andrea O. http://www.briancuban.com/dancing-the-holocaust/comment-page-1/#comment-16261 Andrea O. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:22:48 +0000 http://www.briancuban.com/?p=12100#comment-16261 Just to specify, my sister was in Germany in 1990 and was able to get a piece of the Berlin wall. It is in a shadow box in her living room. The fact that this man can even return to those places is awe inspiring. Just to specify, my sister was in Germany in 1990 and was able to get a piece of the Berlin wall. It is in a shadow box in her living room. The fact that this man can even return to those places is awe inspiring.

]]> By: Andrea O. http://www.briancuban.com/dancing-the-holocaust/comment-page-1/#comment-16260 Andrea O. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:16:27 +0000 http://www.briancuban.com/?p=12100#comment-16260 At first reading this, I was looking at the original picture of the suffering, and I thought someone had re-created the dance video with the emaciated picture. Kind of like you see in commercials, of a passed on celebrity or something. That I thought, to myself would have been offensive. Then I saw the video and understood. It is a triumph and a statement of integrity. I cried. Just as I was so moved as a child and being introduced to the story of Anne Frank for the first time. It was one of my favorite books. The significance of this human tragedy was taught to us in the framework of how we as a country also triumphed. My sister had the privilege to be present in Germany shortly after the fall of the Berlin wall. This video is not offensive to me. What is offensive to me, is the way we gloss over such things in educating our children today (in alot of instances), it seems, IN MY OPINION. At first reading this, I was looking at the original picture of the suffering, and I thought someone had re-created the dance video with the emaciated picture. Kind of like you see in commercials, of a passed on celebrity or something. That I thought, to myself would have been offensive.
Then I saw the video and understood. It is a triumph and a statement of integrity. I cried. Just as I was so moved as a child and being introduced to the story of Anne Frank for the first time.
It was one of my favorite books.
The significance of this human tragedy was taught to us in the framework of how we as a country also triumphed.
My sister had the privilege to be present in Germany shortly after the fall of the Berlin wall. This video is not offensive to me. What is offensive to me, is the way we gloss over such things in educating our children today (in alot of instances), it seems, IN MY OPINION.

]]> By: @jersey2bronx http://www.briancuban.com/dancing-the-holocaust/comment-page-1/#comment-16254 @jersey2bronx Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:52:48 +0000 http://www.briancuban.com/?p=12100#comment-16254 That was amazing. Thank you for sharing it. Personally, I think it's shameful for anyone who did not experience the Holocaust firsthand to judge this man. He survived hell on Earth, & an experience no textbook, movie, or second-hand retelling can ever fully capture for those of us who didn't. While our human history will forever be altered by the events of the Holocaust, the experience belongs to him and other survivors, and what he chooses to do with that experience is for him to decide, and for other survivors to judge. That was amazing. Thank you for sharing it.

Personally, I think it's shameful for anyone who did not experience the Holocaust firsthand to judge this man. He survived hell on Earth, & an experience no textbook, movie, or second-hand retelling can ever fully capture for those of us who didn't. While our human history will forever be altered by the events of the Holocaust, the experience belongs to him and other survivors, and what he chooses to do with that experience is for him to decide, and for other survivors to judge.

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