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In reply to the discussion: Jewish Teens Birthday Ruined As Friends Make Swastika Cupcakes [View all]Javaman
(62,436 posts)while I could technically be of Jewish decent (my great grandmother was Jewish), I am an atheist.
that said.
My mom had two friends that were concentration camp survivors. They were my "Aunts". when I was very little, I asked my mom about the numbers on their arms.
She explained that a very bad man, years before I was born, tried to hurt my Aunts very badly.
From that moment, I tried to read more and more about the Holocaust.
Fast forward to when I was 21 and working as a clerk in a dept store.
An older woman came in, grandmotherly type. she was really sweet. She was returning something that was past the return date (this was the old days). I was really sorry and hated our return policy because it was clear that there was something wrong with the item. I apologized. she could see I felt really bad. when she reached for her item, her sleeve pulled up and I saw the numbers. the tattoo. Our eyes met. She said, "that's okay, there are worse things".