It’s the humane thing to not forgive someone after something they did. Eva Kor - a survivor of the Holocaust and a twin experiment survivor - is one of the less than one percent of people that forgave someone who did harsh and unforgettable things to her and her sister Mariam. In the article, A Journey to Forgiveness by Mark Gibson, Eva explains in minor detail about what happened to her and most others during the Holocaust. Someone as brave and kind-hearted like Eva is someone who should never be overlooked.
We know that Jews were pulled away right and left to determine their fate, but do we know what happened when you were a twin? Exactly - you don’t. Eva and her sister were taken away from their mother after the rest of the family (their father and two older sisters) was never seen again. The two girls were motherless and had no idea what their future would hold. Eva’s mother was taken to the left side - the gas chambers side - and the twins were taken with Dr. …show more content…
She remembers telling her teacher that it would be a shame if she failed something she was in - all seriousness. Likewise, she earned her degree when she was 56 years old. It took her eleven years, but she did it. Eva wanted to prove her children that anything was possible, but she never gave up and she did it for herself in the long run. Eva received a call from Boston College to come and speak, but there was something strange. They asked her to bring a Nazi doctor. She had never thought about this, so she asked Dr. Munch - a Nazi doctor - to come along with her and speak. The two met up and talked, but he kindly declined. He told Eva, “Auschwitz was the nightmare I live with.” Dr. Munch may not have went to speak at the college, but on the 50th observance in Auschwitz, Eva and Munch signed a document. Eva was curious as to what it was like to be a Nazi doctor, but she learned when she talked with Dr.
We know that Jews were pulled away right and left to determine their fate, but do we know what happened when you were a twin? Exactly - you don’t. Eva and her sister were taken away from their mother after the rest of the family (their father and two older sisters) was never seen again. The two girls were motherless and had no idea what their future would hold. Eva’s mother was taken to the left side - the gas chambers side - and the twins were taken with Dr. …show more content…
She remembers telling her teacher that it would be a shame if she failed something she was in - all seriousness. Likewise, she earned her degree when she was 56 years old. It took her eleven years, but she did it. Eva wanted to prove her children that anything was possible, but she never gave up and she did it for herself in the long run. Eva received a call from Boston College to come and speak, but there was something strange. They asked her to bring a Nazi doctor. She had never thought about this, so she asked Dr. Munch - a Nazi doctor - to come along with her and speak. The two met up and talked, but he kindly declined. He told Eva, “Auschwitz was the nightmare I live with.” Dr. Munch may not have went to speak at the college, but on the 50th observance in Auschwitz, Eva and Munch signed a document. Eva was curious as to what it was like to be a Nazi doctor, but she learned when she talked with Dr.