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elleng

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Thu Jun 14, 2018, 11:37 AM Jun 2018

Dr. Ruth, Dr. Kissinger, and Trump's Cruelty to Families

*“The Evian Conference gave us no help,” Dr. Ruth said. “If not for the Kindertransport, I would not be here today. I hope something more comes from this conversation about the Syrian refugees than came from Evian.” At this point she was looking directly at Kissinger. Now I understood why Merkel had wanted her at the dinner. There wasn’t a trace of accusation in her voice—the whole time she’d been telling the story in the same half-apologetic tone—but no one, least of all Kissinger, could have missed her point: You and I were the same as each other, the same as the Syrians. I have not forgotten. Have you?'>>>

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Dr. Ruth, Dr. Kissinger, and Trump's Cruelty to Families (Original Post) elleng Jun 2018 OP
I'm in tears reading this to my wife. Canoe52 Jun 2018 #1
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