Leon Greenman dies
Al Stilman | 17.03.2008 16:45 | Anti-racism | London | World
He spoke movingly on many occasions about his experiences to both Jewish organisations and anti Facism groups. He said his will to survive was driven by a desire to tell the world what had happened during the war. In later years he lived with bars on his windows and a sealed up letterbox after attacks by Nazi groups. He stopped getting support from anti fash groups in London when he spoke out against what he called, "the slow, creeping Facism of the Left"
He wrote about his experiences in a book entitled "an Englishman in Auschwitz". One line is memorable, concerning as it does the last time he saw his wife and son,
"The women were separated from the men: Else and Barny were marched about 20 yards away to a queue of women...I tried to watch Else. I could see her clearly against the blue lights. She could see me too for she threw me a kiss and held up our child for me to see. What was going through her mind I will never know. Perhaps she was pleased that the journey had come to an end."
Al Stilman
Homepage:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Greenman
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Disinformation?
20.03.2008 23:25
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There is no independent verification of this statement in the above article:
"He stopped getting support from anti fash groups in London when he spoke out against what he called, "the slow, creeping Facism of the Left""
This quote cannot be found anywhere else on the net even if you spell fascism right...
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The other quote could simply have been lifted from somewhere like the wikipedia -- it's from his book:
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Death Of Leon Greenman (9 March 2008) - from ANTIFA BRITAIN
21.03.2008 21:09
Some of us at Antifa remember meeting Leon when we provided security for some of his extremely moving talks in the nineties. Leon dedicated his life to telling others of his experiences in the Nazi death camps after losing his wife Esther and son Barney aged three to the camps.
The only Englishman sent to Auschwitz, Leon was born in Whitechapel East London in 1910 before moving to the Netherlands. It was here that the family were sent to Auschwitz in 1943. He was liberated by the Americans from Buchenwald camp in 1945. His dedication and inspiration to others will not be forgotten.
This quote from Leon says it all,
"Young and old alike must learn about the Holocaust as warning against the dangers of racism. There is no difference in colour or religion. If I had survived to betray the dead it would have been better not to survive.
We must not forget. Please do not forget."
Salud comrade.
antifa
Homepage:
http://www.antifa.org.uk
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