Re: OT: Lyndon B. Johnson Award
You're absolutely right, Frank. A nasty black mark against the U.S. for that time. Considering what/who we had in power, and who our ambassadors were, it's understanding in retrospect, but not ever forgivable. keith whaley frank theriault wrote: Sadly, receiving Jewish refugees from German persecution as WWII approached, and during WWII is something that no countries in the West were very good at. Witness the SS St. Louis, which was refused entry in all ports of entry in North America. It had some 900 upper class Jews on board, trying to escape Nazi persecution. These people had money and expertise, and would have been an asset to any country's economy, but they were Jewish. They had to sail back to Europe in 1939. Undoubtedly, many or most of them died in the Holocaust. Perhaps of more significance, it sent a message to Hitler that the West didn't care about Jews, and that he could exterminate them with impunity. A black day for Canada and the USA: http://www.whitepinepictures.com/seeds/iii/36/sidebar.html regards, frank
OT: Lyndon B. Johnson Award
Today the Danish prime minister Mr. Rasmussen, received the Lyndon B. Johnson Award, because the Danish people (the Danish fishermen) smuggled a lot of jews to Sweeden during WW2, thus saving their lives. The thruth is that they actually made a lot money this way. Nevertheless they were risking their lives crossing Øresund and passing the German Marine sixty years ago. Perhaps the Sweeds should get one for receiveing and adopting the Jewish people. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 21. april 2004 20:16 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: History I'm surprised, Peter. You're not usually a wise-acre. vbg I wonder where that saying comes from? I can see wise ass (which Peter is one of, BTW), but wise-acre? As opposed to those stupid acres? Well, really, who cares? -frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just when I was composing a wise ass comment. _ MSN Premium includes powerful parental controls and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=htt p://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
Re: OT: Lyndon B. Johnson Award
Raul Wallenburg was basically abandoned and forgotten for his major part in saving many Jewish people from the Nazis during WW II. Jens Bladt wrote: Perhaps the Sweeds should get one for receiveing and adopting the Jewish people.
Re: OT: Lyndon B. Johnson Award
On Thu, 22 Apr 2004, Jens Bladt wrote: Perhaps the Sweeds should get one for receiveing and adopting the Jewish people. Receiving jews wasn't something that Sweden was so very good at, really. One could even say that Sweden was quite bad at it, unfortunately. anders - http://anders.hultman.nu/ med dagens bild och allt!
