tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294353.post3204830532741769775..comments2023-11-02T08:23:06.850-04:00Comments on studio 78 notes: happy hourUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294353.post-17787749237174968472008-01-18T20:43:00.000-05:002008-01-18T20:43:00.000-05:00Rayna... one day in grad school I was walking acro...Rayna... one day in grad school I was walking across a slushy field in clogs. One of my professors was crossing not too far away from a different angle and joined me. We started chatting, then his eyes caught my clogs. He had been a POW during the war, and never, EVER talked about it.<BR/><BR/>He paused mid sentence, said "they used to make us wear shoes like that in the camps, but all wood", then picked up where he left off.... I've never forgotten it. <BR/><BR/>And a friend's dad, when I was in junior high, never wore short sleeved shirts. Always long-sleeve, with the shirts only rolled back once at the cuff... to hide his tattoo. He forbad Heidi from watching Hogan's Heroes (popular then--a farce about a German POW camp), and used to stay up late to watch old WW2 movies. Heidi said he still cheered every time a Nazi was killed. <BR/><BR/>Makes you think. Thanks for sharing... what an amazing day for you....Sarah Ann Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05917752257414120820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294353.post-45001424183954144942008-01-15T17:10:00.000-05:002008-01-15T17:10:00.000-05:00Rayna, thanks for sharing these wonderful stories....Rayna, thanks for sharing these wonderful stories. They're deeply touching and the comments are moving as well. I'm so happy for you to have had these encounters. Gerrie's post sums up my thoughts very well. Isn't this why we make art? It's fun, and it's great play, and it's challenging, but ultimately it's a way to connect with others and to give them a glimpse of how we see the world. -RussRuss Littlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05087596343127077125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294353.post-46429617027083946092008-01-15T12:02:00.000-05:002008-01-15T12:02:00.000-05:00I got chills when I read this post, Rayna. Isn't t...I got chills when I read this post, Rayna. Isn't this why we make art?Gerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06292762162661584206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294353.post-67935024803257044822008-01-15T11:44:00.000-05:002008-01-15T11:44:00.000-05:00I was just thinking, as I read your post, that the...I was just thinking, as I read your post, that the holocaust survivors ranks must be dwindling rapidly. My world history professor in college was an Auchswitz survivor. I remember the day we learned that in class. He told about the death camps and the Nazis, then he said, "I know this because I was there" and he pushed up his sleeve to show his tattoo. You could have heard a pin drop in that classroom. He was a wonderful teacher, a charming man. He died many years ago in a car accident but I think of him frequently.Terry Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650965451863656517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294353.post-28815140887957632672008-01-15T11:05:00.000-05:002008-01-15T11:05:00.000-05:00Marion, my friend Judy Langille has highly recomme...Marion, my friend Judy Langille has highly recommended "The Book Thief" and it's on my to-buy list.<BR/><BR/>Cathy - when I was at Auschwitz/Birkenau, I could not get over the fact that I was standing exactly where Schindler's List was shot, looking at the same (ironically gorgeous) mountains that were in the film. <BR/><BR/>Frances - that survivor Helen said that her biggest sorrow was that everyone from that time was dying and there would be no one left who remembered. We look at Kosovo, what is happening in many countries in Africa and the middle east and realize that NOBODY has learned anything and that nothing ever changes. Do not get me started on man's inhumanity to man. We treat our animals better.Raynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02981832263645584878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294353.post-4448437231906821932008-01-15T08:02:00.000-05:002008-01-15T08:02:00.000-05:00Rayna, I wonder if you've read 'The Book Thief', b...Rayna, I wonder if you've read 'The Book Thief', by Markus Zusak...if not, get it. It is amazing.artmixterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088499758960154464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294353.post-25581808743895319732008-01-15T04:38:00.000-05:002008-01-15T04:38:00.000-05:00Rayna I felt very moved by this post, high rise cr...Rayna I felt very moved by this post, high rise cramped living is still alive and kicking around the world and unfortunately there is still mass ethnic killing, it's nice to know some people survied to tell the tale, sometimes there are no survivors and the story remains lost,Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380471230134383736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294353.post-45194040571739473742008-01-14T23:13:00.000-05:002008-01-14T23:13:00.000-05:00What a tribute to you and your work. Your story re...What a tribute to you and your work. Your story resonated with me too.I saw\"Schindler's List" alone since my friends only go to movies "for entertainment". I was struck dumb be the visuals. The woman next to me sobbed aloud. After the movie was over, she apologized and expliened she was a survivor. I'll never forget her.Cathy in gorgeous Sonoma Countyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10421437665732684132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294353.post-91413501999770121652008-01-14T22:42:00.000-05:002008-01-14T22:42:00.000-05:00LOL, Carol - our kids think we're already there. ...LOL, Carol - our kids think we're already there. Pam - I love the Studio 55 name. Judy - it puts everything in perspective, doesn't it?Raynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02981832263645584878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294353.post-36864334413791533912008-01-14T21:32:00.000-05:002008-01-14T21:32:00.000-05:00Isn't it amazing the people you find when you go o...Isn't it amazing the people you find when you go out your door?<BR/><BR/>Here we have a "senior" art group, but they call themselves Studio 55 because everyone is over 55. It thought that was a clever name.PaMdorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14673157255405327125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294353.post-67687782581994258522008-01-14T21:07:00.000-05:002008-01-14T21:07:00.000-05:00I remember vividly the one and only time I saw a s...I remember vividly the one and only time I saw a survivor's tatoo: so very chilling. You have brought back some memories tonight.<BR/><BR/>Have a great trip!<BR/><BR/>xoJudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04787074582148834510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294353.post-65839387689402447402008-01-14T20:34:00.000-05:002008-01-14T20:34:00.000-05:00Rayna, what a wonderful commentary on your talk at...Rayna, what a wonderful commentary on your talk at the JCC. Years ago I met an Auchswitz survivor in of all places the sauna at the gym. I loved our conversations. And I love your line about getting something back. Sounds like a wonderful day.<BR/><BR/>I have often thought of writing a book about old people's stories. If I wait much longer, it will be about my own generation!TALL GIRLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685286013347215222noreply@blogger.com