LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of Retort by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906). This was the weekly poetry project for August 23rd, 2009.
Monthly Archives: August 2009
The Australian Sunrise by James Lister Cuthbertson
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of The Australian Sunrise by James Lister Cuthbertson (1851-1910). This was the weekly poetry project for August 16th, 2009.
Gifts by James Thomson
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Gifts by James Thomson (1834–1882). This was the weekly poetry project for August 9th, 2009.
Business by Ambrose Bierce
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Business by Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?). This was the weekly poetry project for August 2nd, 2009.
World War Z notes; Goodbyes chapters 11, 12 & 13. The End.
Disclaimer: notes transcribed as is, no editing has been made so as to preserve my original feelings as I read the chapter.
Part 8, Goodbyes; Chapter 11, Jurgen Warmbrunn.
I was in the “Kindertransport,” the last chance to get Jewish children out of Germany. That was the last time I saw any of my family alive.
I can understand why he was a part of this task force, as a German Jew he would want to save as many of his people as possible, but why only Jewish children?
Colour me stupid if you wish, but given the circumstances, wouldn’t it be more advantageous to save as many children as possible? regardless of their creed, nationality or shoe size?
But then, maybe that’s just me.
It’s interesting to read about his comparisons between WWZ survivors and those who survived the Holocaust of WWII.
I’ve heard it said that the Holocaust has no survivors, that even those who managed to remain technically alive were so irreparably damaged…
All things considered, the survivors of WWZ had the easier deal compared to the few Holocaust survivors.
Zombies don’t care whom they eat. They are completely unprejudiced.
Can’t say the same for the Nazi SS though. Continue reading this post
