tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943691908858971818.post4039022413633681135..comments2023-12-06T04:31:36.709-06:00Comments on Reservations for One: A Part of My LifeBillie Mercerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17826454938577230499noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943691908858971818.post-24128487102570654202013-10-09T11:06:53.935-05:002013-10-09T11:06:53.935-05:00Felipe, you may be right. It is sad, isn't it?...Felipe, you may be right. It is sad, isn't it?Billie Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17826454938577230499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943691908858971818.post-62311151674079999362013-10-09T11:05:17.506-05:002013-10-09T11:05:17.506-05:00Yes, I was stopped dead in my tracks a few times w...Yes, I was stopped dead in my tracks a few times when I realized I was in a city that was 90% destroyed in WWIIBillie Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17826454938577230499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943691908858971818.post-33074411938434173452013-10-09T11:04:00.792-05:002013-10-09T11:04:00.792-05:00Bob, Thanks, I've ordered the book.Bob, Thanks, I've ordered the book.Billie Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17826454938577230499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943691908858971818.post-13369235650295815712013-10-07T18:19:16.844-05:002013-10-07T18:19:16.844-05:00From what I have read anti-Semitism remains a powe...From what I have read anti-Semitism remains a powerful force in Central Europe, especially in Austria.<br /><br />Actually, anti-Semitism is becoming very widespread again in both the United States and Europe. Ironically, now it emanates from the left instead of the right. Humans never learn ... or change.Felipe Zapatahttp://unseenmoon.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943691908858971818.post-67811052126305037322013-10-07T16:28:29.754-05:002013-10-07T16:28:29.754-05:00Very poignant and heartrending.
I remember in t...Very poignant and heartrending. <br /><br />I remember in the 90's walking through an area of London and wondering why there were vacant lots between many of the properties.........then I stopped dead in my tracks when I realized those vacant lots were left over from the bombings in WW II. I'll never forget the shock I felt at that realization. <br />Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609157345912932083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943691908858971818.post-53029536261214532602013-10-07T14:57:41.487-05:002013-10-07T14:57:41.487-05:00Thanks for sharing this Billie. I hope I get a cha...Thanks for sharing this Billie. I hope I get a chance to chat with you about your experience some time. Viktor Frankl, a Jewish psychiatrist and survivor of four of the camps, wrote a book about his experiences in 1959 called "Man's Search for Meaning". I think you might find it interesting and helpful.Bob Mrotekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016079751197723749noreply@blogger.com