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Thank you Sam for giving me the honor to introduce Peter Fogel's article. At first I was afraid of not being able to say a decent word; than, reading the article. I was afraid of the LOTS of words swooping upon me, and now I just hope to be able to rise at the hight of Peter's article and your forum!

Working with Peter gave me the chance to know him better, and beside a kind, friendly, caring man, I found a sincere, warm and kind-hearted person whose words are honest, polite and worthy to be listened!

WE SHALL NOT FORGET is a real Article Of Virtue, written by the heart of a true Person of Virtue, with a taste of anger and  upsurge against the ones who dare to use (and fit) history to their own interests. It takes a person of character to assume himself and most of all dare to speak out his mind and heart... To do this takes also a lot of courage! ant 'NOT TO FORGET' requires such. I can see this around me everyday. It's not easy to teach your kids "values", to teach them who they are, where they are coming from and what they are carrying in their "luggage" in their journey through life.

History - the other one WE SHALL NOT FORGET - gives us the root and makes us better; builds our character ... and so on... in the spiral of life...

Peter Fogel has decided to hand this legacy to his children and grandchildren to carry along through generation! We SHOULD ALL DO the same!

Thank you very much Peter.

AnaMaria Padurean.

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When I was asked by Sam to write an article of virtue my first inclination was to refuse since I'm not that good a writer and didn't want to lower the very high standards set by all those that participated in this forum before me. But I remembered the article written by Pierre Louma and a thought came to mind. I was very touched by his article that described the travails of a young black child in Nazi Germany.

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History has been rewritten many a time in order to suit the theories, beliefs, philosophies and agendas of the so called "historians" Even as I'm writing these lines there are those that deny the holocaust. In many countries throughout Europe denying the Holocaust is against the law and one of the major offenders was imprisoned after being sued in a few countries because of his books and speeches on this subject. In many European countries he is “persona non grata” and is not allowed to enter those countries. Yet, though the proof is there in black and white for all to see, read and comprehend, there are still those that deny the holocaust and have followers all over the world. 

Over Nine Million (9.000.000) people were murdered. Six million Jews and three million people that opposed the government of the time, gypsies, mentally impaired, communists and the list goes on and on. Many could have been saved but the world was not willing to accept the proof that was brought before them. And yet the world was shocked to see the results of all the concentration camps (extermination camps) and the documented evidence shown to the world during the Nuremburg Trials. Many were brought to trial though the large majority was not. Many were helped to escape by organizations that few would believe aided and abetted these murderers and criminals to escape justice.  Many remained in Germany and became leaders. Many escaped to foreign countries (mainly South America) and the majority lived their lives in anonymity to their dying day. Some are still alive today

The Holocaust was the most despicable period in the history of mankind. Millions were murdered. Those that survived lost their families, properties, possessions and started life anew mostly in other countries.

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Many of them told their stories and many chose not to tell their personal stories. But the period has been documented and the causes and effects have all been documented for all to see.  The world supposedly learned its lesson but to my sorrow it has not. All you have to do is watch what is happening in Africa. Genocide over and over again and the world stands by and allows it to happen.  One tribe's domination over another and the story starts yet again. Closer to home in Europe you have the attempt of genocide of one ethnic group over another and how long did it take the world to intervene?? And more trials in The Hague and more convicted murderers that are still considered heroes by many.

There is a moral to be learned and unfortunately the world has not learned its lesson yet.  We can decide NOT TO FORGET and learn from history. The signs are there before us to see. When a new atrocity occurs not to stand by and say “thank God it's not happening here but over there”. We can decide not to only give lip service to our horror but to do something about it. It is all up to us the citizens of the world.

In Israel there is an organization called Yad Vashem where there is an unbelievable    Memorial to all those murdered in the Holocaust. Most visiting dignitaries that visit Israel are taken on a tour of the memorial and pay their respects to all the Millions that were murdered. They've taken it upon themselves to insure that the future generations will not forget. They have an archive of original documents about the holocaust but in addition they took thousands upon thousands of hours of recordings from survivors that simply told their personal story. Anyone can go and listen to the tapes and our children should do just that. As I said earlier there are fewer living survivors every year that can tell their story and the burning desire not to burry the Holocaust’s history, gave birth to the idea of some living survivors taping their individual stories.

What's my part in all this? Not much. I am the son of a survivor and was born 10 days after my mother was released from concentration camp. She and a friend were "devious" enough to hide their pregnancies and survive the camps. My mother told me all that happened to her and I've added to my knowledge by reading as much as was available about this period. I also have 12 hours of recordings that she made for Yad Vashem and I decided that I will NOT FORGET.

WILL YOU?   

Thank You!

Peter Fogel.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

A very visible, interesting and respectable personality, Peter Fogel is also a kind hearted and easily accessible member of our community. He is married and has 2 daughters and 1 grand daughter. The eldest is married while the youngest is engaged.

 Peter has been actively involved in network marketing for more than 5 years now. In addition he is also interested in restaurant business but is targeting full time Internet Marketing.

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This article brings out a piece of history that just like the 9-11 attacks on America, we should "Never Forget!" The Holocaust was a very real event that didn't just impact a few dozen or hundred people, but millions! The writer so eloquently lays out this synopsis back into the past for all of us to see, and puts us right back there in the middle of it all for us

 to feel the pain, witness the events, and see the truth. Just like slavery, just like the sinking of The Titanic, the Holocaust was a very deep, impactful issue that remains forever etched in our memories.

I am a godly man who believes that we should forgive, and possibly even forget, but we should never let go of the memories and ignore or forget a part of history such as the Holocaust that forever changed many generations of people, that forever changed Germany, and that forever changed the World. And the parallels presented by the writer comparing what happened during the Holocaust to other present-day phenomena are outstanding!

Great job Peter Fogel and Sam Sunday on presenting this historical article of virtue!

Stephen Houser (The Running Man)

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