I pray this never happens again, that people are shamed from waiting so long to get involved to stop the atrocities. That we never forget what doing nothing does.
https://www.insider.com/this-mother...-auschwitz-may-be-the-only-of-its-kind-2018-5
This mother's letter written moments before her death at Auschwitz may be the only of its kind.
The letter was written by Vilma Grunwald moments before she walked into a gas chamber at Auschwitz.
Vilma Grunwald wrote the letter for her husband who was also at Auschwitz.
The letter is currently on display in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
The letter was written by Vilma Grunwald only moments before she and her eldest son were forced into a gas chamber at Auschwitz on July 11, 1944.
Originally Vilma was placed into a Czech family camp at Auschwitz with her husband Kurt and her two sons John and Misa. However, shortly after arriving the family was put through the selection process together in front of Dr. Josef Mengele.
“As soon as Mengele saw my brother limping he directed him to the left with a group of young kids,” Frank Grunwald — previously known as Misa, Vilma’s youngest son — told INSIDER.
At first Frank, who was 11 years old when he entered the camp, was also directed to the left. However he was quickly grabbed by another prisoner, a high-ranking German in the Czech family camp, who hid Frank inside a group of older boys.
Seeing John alone on the left was too much for Vilma to bear. She couldn’t let John go into the gas chamber by himself, so she chose to go in with him.
Before she died, Vilma wrote a letter and addressed it to her husband, then right before she entered the gas chamber she handed it off to an elderly German guard. Despite the massive size of Auschwitz, the guard found Kurt, who was then working as a physician in one of the medical camps, and hand delivered him the letter.
After Auschwitz was liberated, Kurt and Frank finally reconnected which is when Frank first learned of the letter’s existence. However, at that time he wasn’t quite ready to see it.
"I was curious about the letter, but at the same time afraid, I think, for its sadness," Frank told the Indianapolis Star.
Frank’s father held onto the letter for 23 years until his death in 1967. Then, as Frank was sorting through his father’s belongings, he came across an old piece of paper and immediately recognized his mother’s handwriting. It was the letter, and it was finally time for him to read it.
This is what Vilma wrote in her final moments:
"You, my only one, dearest, in isolation we are waiting for darkness. We considered the possibility of hiding but decided not to do it since we felt it would be hopeless. The famous trucks are already here and we are waiting for it to begin. I am completely calm. You — my only and dearest one, do not blame yourself for what happened, it was our destiny. We did what we could. Stay healthy and remember my words that time will heal — if not completely — then — at least partially. Take care of the little golden boy and don’t spoil him too much with your love. Both of you — stay healthy, my dear ones. I will be thinking of you and Misa. Have a fabulous life, we must board the trucks.
Into eternity, Vilma."
Frank kept the letter until four years ago when he donated it to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Despite the numerous donations they receive, this letter immediately stood out.
"It’s the only artifact that they have that expresses a prisoner's feelings right before the were killed," Grunwald said.
, "supports" a conservative government which restricts democratic and human rights... 
(e.g. removing abortion rights for women..in the 21st century in Europe 
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