Leah,I thought your piece here was very sensitive and thoughtful, and that others will see it that way (in other words, I don't think you need to worry about too much hate mail). You, being the granddaughter of survivors have a very immediate take on the subject.I am very glad that my post inspired you to write this. I have come a long way re. tattoos, but the concentration camp numbers are where I draw the line. They are simply too dehumanizing and give power to those who tried to oppress, torture and kill us - or to anyone who would want to do so to anyone else today. To tattoo "Zachor" or "Yizkor" or something similar on the inside of the forearm would make more sense to me - if one were insistent on getting a Holocaust remembrance tattoo in the first place.If you have not already, I recommend that you check out the link included in the comment by Sue on my blog post. It is an article from Ha'aretz from a couple of years ago about another Israeli man who tattooed his father's Auschwitz numbers on his arm, and the father's reaction.Renee
Leah,I thought your piece here was very sensitive and thoughtful, and that others will see it that way (in other words, I don't think you need to worry about too much hate mail). You, being the granddaughter of survivors have a very immediate take on the subject.I am very glad that my post inspired you to write this. I have come a long way re. tattoos, but the concentration camp numbers are where I draw the line. They are simply too dehumanizing and give power to those who tried to oppress, torture and kill us - or to anyone who would want to do so to anyone else today. To tattoo "Zachor" or "Yizkor" or something similar on the inside of the forearm would make more sense to me - if one were insistent on getting a Holocaust remembrance tattoo in the first place.If you have not already, I recommend that you check out the link included in the comment by Sue on my blog post. It is an article from Ha'aretz from a couple of years ago about another Israeli man who tattooed his father's Auschwitz numbers on his arm, and the father's reaction.Renee