Comments on: OUR MISSION

By: Bill Reddick

Bill Reddick — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 08:32:37 +0000

Martin, i am so glad of a forum to congratulate you on what i guess is a labour of love, as well as a lifelong quest to keep the Shoah in peoples minds.I have been passionate in learning all i can, not only about the Holocaust, but through personal experiences and family history, the places and events that shook the world at that time. From visiting Dachau, to finding the spot where my uncle’s Lancaster hit the ground after being shot down in France, to learning about my Dutch grandmother’s (The Omar) hiding of Jews in Rotterdam, opposite a huis (house) where German Officers were billeted.I believe that it’s so important that people like yourself must carry on the good work, as i feel, now i’m an ex-pat living in Canada, and so far from where i was brought up, two miles from Winstons ‘Chartwell’ and four miles from Biggin Hill! that it’s the same dis
tance, in a way, back to those terrible days, when lives were taken away, and families split asunder, forever, for no good reason.

By: Norbert F Hoffmann Jr

Norbert F Hoffmann Jr — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:09:31 +0000

It is refreshing to know that no matter how much angst and terror there was and still is in the world today that we can be friends despite our different lineages when so much of the world still rages over their different resumes and it saddens me that people have to define themselves still today by race or religious ethnicity when being human and in this world together is enough !

I am relieved about your parents and that they escaped the barbarity of the death squads back then ,Their bravery was beyond question and i hope this intellectual moving piece of filmmaking gets its due for if it were not for the modern day non fiction storytellers such as you these days then i fear we could be condemned to repeat these nightmares to heinous to believe yet as real as rain. Thank the Gods Martin !

By: Yvette Underwood

Yvette Underwood — Thu, 27 May 2010 06:42:36 +0000

I am pleased that your father was awarded the Righteous Among the Nations medal! What a precious marker to represent his legacy and experiences he went through.

Like you, it is a priority in my life to promote tolerance among people–humans and seek information and inspiration to apply to my life work as a therapist. I visit websites such as this frequently to get a glimpse of intolerance so that I never forget this important priority in my life. My work and interest in tolerance has grown over the years and has been an interest of mine my entire life–reinforced by my parents largely. When I was 18 years old I took a job as an aupair and was further inspired while living with a Jewish family who taught me so much about Holocaust history. I had the good fortune to talk firsthand with survivors, and was so inspired, I began my pursuit of tolerance as a study, later going on to college to get my Master’s degree in Counseling/Psychology as a way to educate and work with the topic in general.

By: Jeryl Savage

Jeryl Savage — Thu, 13 May 2010 20:38:34 +0000

Over the years I find myself becoming more and more of an amateur historian of the Holocaust. I am not Jewish, nor was my family ever impacted as yours, but the need for the society of today to not forget is essential. 5 years ago I visited Dachau and was overwhelmed, and this has led me to set a goal of visiting Poland as you did. If you have any additional recommendations of sites to visit or new text that are published please forward if you would.

Respectfully

Jeryl Savage

By: Gerrit Smith

Gerrit Smith — Thu, 13 May 2010 20:30:21 +0000

After reading the story of your family I once again had that same feeling I always get when I read about the absolute cruelty the human race is capable of.
For as long as I can remember I have been interested in the Holocaust and I have read and still do, everything I can find on the subject.
My deepest worry is that people will forget and I am sad to say that it is already happening. That is why the work you are doing is so wonderful and from today onward the name Martin Kent will be in my prayers always, just as Israel always is.
God bless you, your work and your family.
Love and kind regards
Gerrit Smith.

By: runner2010

runner2010 — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:19:53 +0000

i’m a senior in high school and ever since we covered the holocaust in school it has been one of the events in history i cant seem to learn enough about. its one of those things that shakes me to my core and i cant seem understand or begin to understand the justification for the actions that were made.

By: Benjamin Guo

Benjamin Guo — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:58:02 +0000

How great it is! Martin, I have to say that you are the good man just like Saints or the great student of the Saints.
You love Your father, Olek Glazewski and Oskar Schindler so much , and you respect them, learn to be a good person like what they did, what they think :Full of bravery, compassion and love-kindness,not only found out the truth and tell people the story of them but also do the kind deeds as they did then teach everyone to interact with all beings with equality ,to share the prosperity, and to co-exist in harmony. I could see that you have the six virtues as the sages’:
1. By giving of selflessness;
2. Strict Morality (nothing is based on wishful thinking);
3. Be Patient with frustration and pain ;
4. Diligence all the time;
5. Deep Concentration in any event(even through Misery, sorrow and pain ) ;
6. PRAJNA Wisdom that distinct from ordinary human intelligence,(Had attained the state of Enlightenment and enable to perceive life without error and to distinguish between what is true and false.

Thank you for sharing your parents story.
I wish everyone would always remember our Mission:CHOOSE LOVE OVER HATE.
Please keep in touch with Benjamin (I was Lance but Benjamin now )

Warmest regards

Benjamin Guo

By: Christine Seip

Christine Seip — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 06:03:23 +0000

I’ve always wondered if I have it in me to stand up for what’s right, no matter the potential cost. This is especially on my mind now, during the Easter season.

I guess it’s like Eleanor Roosevelt said: “A woman is like a tea bag. You never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.”

Christine Westrom-Seip

By: Joyce

Joyce — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:27:05 +0000

Your father was a man of courage and didn’t think about himself.
If there where more people like Oskar Schindler and your father, the world would be a better place. I am sure Oskar Schindler is in heaven with the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Also those who love God’s chosen people will be Blessed; those who curse them will be cursed. As we can see, anti-semitism is rising up once more in Europe and the U.K. I think the only refuge there will be is Eretz Israel, which is God’s own precious land. May God Bless You.
Joyce

By: Bessie Alcira (Philippines)

Bessie Alcira (Philippines) — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:39:04 +0000

Your parents’ stories can be summed up into one word: Love. Easier said than done, though. In this world where hatred and jealousy always play a role in our lives, it is often neglected. Current news and events make me shiver everyday – not a day passes by without useless deaths. Threats are lashed out at every nation who seem not to agree with the others. The greed for power is always on top of every leader’s agenda. Ah, we need more people like you to put into everyone’s mind that no matter the generation – nothing will come out of greed and lust for power – just suffering and death for innocent people who are at harm’s way. Thanks for sharing, Mr. Kent.