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{weblog_name} - Keolis `Holocaust Rails’ Derailment
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In a remarkable act of poor public performance – actually, insulting behavior – a French national train company and its Maryland-based subsidiary keeps adding insult to proverbial injury. At issue is the ongoing saga of the Rockville-based Keolis America’s ability to bid on future MARC train contracts. To shorten a long story, Keolis America is owned by the French-based Keolis, which is owned by the French national railroad (SNCF), which happened to deport 76,000 French Jews to Germany and near certain death in 1942. In fact, only 2,600 people on that hell ride survived the war, and only 650 of them are still alive. One is the wonderful Leo Bretholz of Pikesville, who just turned 90 and is an uber-mentsch. In recent months, Maryland legislators, with the help of pro bono attorneys, Holocaust survivors and survivors’ children, put forward… read more

“...is an uber-mentsch.”

I understand what you meant but, with all due respect, I personally feel it is inappropriate. There are no uber-mentsch - too many people have been killed and are still being killed by self-claimed uber-mentsch. There are brave men and women, people whose acts have a universal significance, and are living examples… Let’s celebrate their virtues, and avoid such expressions that convey a flawed vision of humanity.

That being said, I like your idea of an education fund (much better than money). As you rightly point out, the memory of the WW2 genocide is fading out, as the rest of WW2… It is our responsibility I think to keep the memory of the Holocaust alive so it doesn’t happen again, anywhere, against any population…

All the best for your campaign for Memory,

P.

Are we really surprised? The further the timeline draws out, the less responsible companies and their leaders feel regarding their role in the Holocaust. This goes directly to the difference in how Jews view the calendar versus how Gentiles view time. If you have a minute, give me a call to discuss. 212-759-3370

btw, how have you been?

Sincerely,
Robert