A18917 is on my left forearm, I am 21. I didn't get this tattoo to reaffirm my judaism, and out of a myriad of concerns- only three are priorities:1. Her family, including her daughter (my grandmother) are neither angry nor embarrassed, but instead, vocally proud.2. I have only had this tattoo for a year, and already I have educated the ignorant (seriously) and conversed with the curious.3. I am reminded daily of the following:How lucky I am to be alive and free.I am humbled by the immense struggle of my kin and people.Her story, and how the Holocaust effects how I was raisedThe incredible power of love, will, and self-preservation.

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