Chattahoochee River
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Ch. 1 - Should've Listened to Moishe
I found Moishe the Beadle's story to be quite interesting. After being forced to leave Sighet he was forced to dig his own grave, and was shot in the leg and left for dead. He then managed to survive and make his way back to Sighet. That alone was quite surprising, however I found the most surprising part to be when he warned the townfolk of what was to come. Even though he lived to tell the tale, most people didn't listen. The people of Sighet were quite ignorant to their quickly changing surroundings, and refused to believe something was wrong. Perhaps they knew it was coming, but did not want to accept it. Either way, it would come back to haunt them later on.
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It's hard to imagine Moshie's frustration. After miraculously surviving a glimpse of the genocide to come ( he may even thought on his way back to Sighet that God saved him so he could save them), he returns to warn people of a similar fate to come, but they don't listen. While reading through this I kept wondering on what Moishe felt, and the pure helplessness as he basically watched the people of his town lose their lives despite his warnings is unimaginable.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with both of you. Moishe witness traumatic events, yet he found the strength to return to Sighet. He served as a messenger and it's frustrating that no one listened to him. Throughout the chapter, I kept wondering why no one believed him. It's awful to know that the Jews could've avoided the tragedy that was to come.
ReplyDeleteI understand Moishe's frustration but I also understand the townspeople's skepticism. Although Moishe experienced the atrocities first hand, people have a hard time believing that others would do such a thing. Nobody wants to believe that someone could murder innocent people in cold blood and dehumanize an entire group.
ReplyDeleteThat is quite an interesting point, your majesty. I feel that it's even harder to believe someone would do such a thing when they themselves are in danger of being the victims. No one wants to believe that something so awful could happen to them, and sometimes they may even go to the point of ignoring the changing times around them.
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