Rebecca Wald
@rebecca-wald.bsky.social
Executive Director of Bruchim, co-author of Celebrating Brit Shalom, and founder of Beyond the Bris. Exploring conscience, culture, and change in Jewish life and the ethics of bodily autonomy.
Sometimes it's just nice to see an owl.
February 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Sometimes it's just nice to see an owl.
Reposted by Rebecca Wald
I'm reminded of the Jews forced to work in Nazi ammunitions factories who sabotaged the shells, in some cases removing the explosive and replacing it with a note in Czech that read:
“This is all we can do for you now. Using Jewish slave labor is never a good idea."
“This is all we can do for you now. Using Jewish slave labor is never a good idea."
Czech saboteurs in World War II - Charles Heller
In my book, Prague: My Long Journey Home, I write about Czech collaborators with the Nazis and the Svejks–those who simply stood by and did nothing. But there were also many Czechs who resisted and wh...
charlesoheller.com
February 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I'm reminded of the Jews forced to work in Nazi ammunitions factories who sabotaged the shells, in some cases removing the explosive and replacing it with a note in Czech that read:
“This is all we can do for you now. Using Jewish slave labor is never a good idea."
“This is all we can do for you now. Using Jewish slave labor is never a good idea."