Since hearing how Prof Livriu Librescu gave up his life to buy his students a few precious seconds to escape the shooting at Virginia University, I have been looking for more about him.
He was a Holocaust Survivor who gave up his life on Holocaust Remembrance Day. A hero. I feel very moved by what he did.
I'd like to quote from Meryl Yourish's Blog, because I couldn't say it better
But I found myself thinking: If Librescu is one of the Jews that Hitler missed, just imagine the kinds of men and women we lost. Just imagine the leaps in science and medicine and technology we didn’t make, because of Europe’s Jew-hatred. And today, I think, there are a few parents out there who are thanking God that Hitler missed Liviu Librescu. So should we all.
As a Catholic, I believe that the Jewish Jesus gave up his life to save us.
Another Jew has just given up his life to save a bunch of people.
His name should be remembered with pride and his story told and retold down the generations.
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Hi Sue,
I was thinking this, as well. May those he saved, live in such a way as to honor him and declare, with their lives, that he did not die in vain.
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