Trump was accused of dooming the fledgling U. Is that something we should be worried about?

I knew him before Celebrity Apprentice, privately in clubs and in social situations. I said, 'You know what? He worked in a shoe factory, which also got him out of roll call every day. There are slight similarities between the two. Nazis and German doctors didn't enter the tuberculosis ward fearing infection, which made it a good, if risky, hiding place. He later changed his mind. Give Advertise Subscribe. Literally penniless, it took her some time to raise the one cent needed to send a postcard to relatives in New York City, who arranged through HIAS to bring her east. Before Buchenwald, in Piotrków, Jacobs' father bribed an SS physician at the hospital in which he worked to help his family. But he legitimately can be compared to the Hitler of — and that, perhaps, is by design.

In recent weeks, as early voting begins, Trump has repeatedly refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses in November. Graphic: Ava Selbach. Piotrków, where many Jewish refugees in Poland fled, would become the Nazis' first ghetto. Inevitably, the communist prisoners got organized. Is that something we should be worried about? They ran the day to day. Liquidated in , a labor camp was established with two factories, where the family lived until their brutal separation in This article has been sent! Let's make America great again!!! Trump is out for himself.

Even his grandmother survived to witness liberation by the British, though she died a short time later. Another incredible moment came after liberation. View In Gallery. Trump was accused of dooming the fledgling U. The family story goes that on the day my grandmother and her two small children were rounded up for deportation and what would have been certain death, she was saved by a soldier who took pity on her. I knew him before Celebrity Apprentice, privately in clubs and in social situations. Graphic: Eric Hernandez. He died in August at the age of

He died in August at the age of The people that hate him, hate him, but people like him because he says things that resonate with what they think They excavated down in the ruins of a barrack to create a separate space for reflection. Show Comments. A new waterfront Chicago skyscraper opened in despite widespread complaints about the foot-high sign bearing his name. I believe that his experience was much worse than mine because I never had a pre-war conscience. This article has been sent! It wasn't something that you talked about," Jacobs says. His answer was measured.

Third Army. So much so that Jacobs thinks there's a "direct parallel" with Germany between the two world wars. Recommend this article year-old Holocaust survivor compares Trump to Hitler From. It could've been stopped. There's a picture of liberation where Rabbi Schacter of the U. I remember sitting in that room with my father, and my brother running in very excited because he found my mother's name on a survivors' list. One memory haunted Jacobs. I love him. JNS's influence and readership are growing exponentially, and our positioning sets us apart. In recent weeks, as early voting begins, Trump has repeatedly refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses in November.

She was going to be sent to Bergen-Belsen. The men—him, his older brother and his father—to Buchenwald. He's going to run the country as a business. Home Share 18 Search. Is it because he reminds them of Hitler? I love him. Jacobs was told he is the only Holocaust survivor to design a memorial. In their minds, he was bringing Germany to its old glory. But there was also an uprising at the same time, contributing to liberation efforts, and it's down to the communist-run underground that so many people survived Buchenwald.

Third Army. If anyone dared to heckle Hitler, the S. He's a fabulous guy. Like Hitler, Trump was able to tap into voter anger. Thank you! Luckily, America has a strong tradition of free speech. Trump sparked a feud with Rosie O'Donnell in , calling the comedian "disgusting" and "a slob," among other things. Her pessimism has grown since , when we met at an Italian restaurant for dinner during the presidential election campaign.

But appeasement of fascism is what led to everything," Jacobs warns. Despite the barbed wire and caged children, a detention center in Texas is not Dachau in Bavaria. Memorials are intended to not only honor those who died yesterday, but to warn what tomorrow brings if lessons from the past are forgotten. Even under those circumstances, he saved his life. There is a sense of gratification that, in a way, this thing works. Home Share 18 Search. He died in August at the age of Jacobs was told he is the only Holocaust survivor to design a memorial. He's going to negotiate. One memory haunted Jacobs.

So, how much does Donald Trump truly resemble Adolf Hitler? I think he's amazing. Jacobs refused to take money for the work. They protected each other, arranged counterfeit paperwork, hid children from the camp guards. Spread the word. Announcing his bid for the GOP nomination in June , Trump set off a media firestorm when he called Mexican immigrants criminals and "rapists. Donald Trump will get it done and put us back on the right track. He was able to galvanize the uneducated by saying that Jews had stabbed Germany in the back. I had nightmares about that for many, many years growing up. Hitler, like Trump, was bombastic.

What are the things people should pay attention to? It wasn't something that you talked about," Jacobs says. If you need anyone to take out the squatters, got your back, Bronx style. Wake-up with. He later changed his mind. Give Advertise Subscribe. Send to. This article has been sent! Trump" -- Stacey Dash. He says the camp had become a kind of "cathedral" for German communists because of the underground resistance.

Home Share 18 Search. But there was also an uprising at the same time, contributing to liberation efforts, and it's down to the communist-run underground that so many people survived Buchenwald. Prisoners were starved, diseased. Luckily, America has a strong tradition of free speech. We were operating on a misconception. He's fast. He's a great guy. The truth, he believes, lies somewhere in middle. Liquidated in , a labor camp was established with two factories, where the family lived until their brutal separation in

Before Buchenwald, in Piotrków, Jacobs' father bribed an SS physician at the hospital in which he worked to help his family. The new museum pointedly referred to the camp's liberation by the U. Jacobs calls New York, where he lives, an "island of resistance. His father, a physician, moved the family to Piotrków, near Warsaw, shortly after the Nazi invasion of Poland in September of that year. Even under those circumstances, he saved his life. Recommend this article year-old Holocaust survivor compares Trump to Hitler From. He worries about what's happening right now in America, where he has lived and prospered since arriving a couple of years after Buchenwald's liberation on April 11, They protected each other, arranged counterfeit paperwork, hid children from the camp guards. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.

Even his grandmother survived to witness liberation by the British, though she died a short time later. Nazis and German doctors didn't enter the tuberculosis ward fearing infection, which made it a good, if risky, hiding place. And the realization that we were doing this for future generations of German school kids. There's a picture of liberation where Rabbi Schacter of the U. Her pessimism has grown since , when we met at an Italian restaurant for dinner during the presidential election campaign. Several months later, fearing what the ominous future might hold for German Jews, Henriette made the wrenching decision to send Ellen to safety in England on the now-legendary Kindertransport. In their mind, America has lost its greatness. Beaten to death by guards.

U did it! Trump has no ideas. Then he realized: His father had help. It wasn't something that you talked about," Jacobs says. He became a teacher of Jewish history so that his students, and the world, would never forget. Given that people from Louis C. At the war's end, that same SS doctor was captured by the Russians and put on trial, facing execution. View In Gallery.

I knew him before Celebrity Apprentice, privately in clubs and in social situations. Holocaust Memorial Museum. The U. Including liquidation transports, where prisoners were sent to be murdered elsewhere, there were around 54, deaths at Buchenwald. Jacobs returned to the camp at Buchenwald in for the 50th anniversary of liberation and the opening of a new museum. In late , the year-old, with only the clothes on her back, got on a train that rumbled through Russia for days, made her way to Japan, and boarded a ship that eventually docked in Seattle. Liquidated in , a labor camp was established with two factories, where the family lived until their brutal separation in And, if asked his age, to lie. But there was also an uprising at the same time, contributing to liberation efforts, and it's down to the communist-run underground that so many people survived Buchenwald.

For years he wondered how his father managed to keep both him and his brother George alive. Thinking about his memorial design, Jacobs didn't want to go for the heroic Soviet style or anything as abstract as Peter Eisenman's monument in Berlin. He just wants people to come into this country legally and fill out the proper paperwork. I think he'd make a great president. We thank you for your ongoing support and wish you blessings for good health and peace of mind. But he is the same guy. But he legitimately can be compared to the Hitler of — and that, perhaps, is by design. His father, a physician, moved the family to Piotrków, near Warsaw, shortly after the Nazi invasion of Poland in September of that year. At 79 years old he is among the youngest of the living Holocaust survivors and was born six years after Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany. We don't need another politician, we need a businessman like Mr.

He says the camp had become a kind of "cathedral" for German communists because of the underground resistance. And, if asked his age, to lie. The two men wrote to each other until the former SS doctor died though none of the correspondence survives. Before Buchenwald, in Piotrków, Jacobs' father bribed an SS physician at the hospital in which he worked to help his family. They protected each other, arranged counterfeit paperwork, hid children from the camp guards. As you walk through the camp, there's no place to sit down," Jacobs says. Third Army is giving a religious service to Jewish camp survivors. I think he's amazing. He's fast.

In the years since being widowed, Ruth has kept busy by knitting blankets and hats for hospitalized children with cancer. It could've been stopped. Justice Department accused Trump of not renting to minority tenants in The couple met at a dancing school in when he was 17 and she 15; he fled Germany separately, and they married in Hitler, like Trump, was bombastic. View In Gallery. I should say, my dad is not easily scared. Third Army. I love him. Then he realized: His father had help.

They were essentially thugs. Working made you useful to the Nazis. Republish this article in your newspaper or website. He just doesn't want to remember. Third Army. What do you think of the fact that so many white supremacists support Trump? Hitler, like Trump, was bombastic. Her pessimism has grown since , when we met at an Italian restaurant for dinner during the presidential election campaign.

They were essentially thugs. I know him professionally. But Jacobs can remember life in the Nazi concentration camp at Buchenwald ; what the Nazis did to him, his family, his friends. Including liquidation transports, where prisoners were sent to be murdered elsewhere, there were around 54, deaths at Buchenwald. He just doesn't want to remember. She enjoys visits from her surviving son and two grandsons, as well as the children and grandchildren of her sister Ellen, who died in She was going to be sent to Bergen-Belsen. Trump has no ideas.

At 79 years old he is among the youngest of the living Holocaust survivors and was born six years after Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany. His answer was measured. Show Comments. A narrative of self-liberation by the underground was fomented during the GDR years. Yes, of course I'm going to vote for him. Third Army. And, if asked his age, to lie. Memorials are intended to not only honor those who died yesterday, but to warn what tomorrow brings if lessons from the past are forgotten. So I was given an identity card that said I was 16 years old," Jacobs says.

My feeling: let the motherfing business guy run it like a fing business" — Kid Rock. What do you think of the fact that so many white supremacists support Trump? View In Gallery. Image by Ruth Nussbaum Nussbaum with her son, right, and two grandsons. As you walk through the camp, there's no place to sit down," Jacobs says. A narrative of self-liberation by the underground was fomented during the GDR years. Jacobs returned to the camp at Buchenwald in for the 50th anniversary of liberation and the opening of a new museum. I think he's amazing.

He just doesn't want to remember. She managed to escape with the kids to a forest near a small village. Trump upset gay rights groups when he compared gay marriage to golf in February Hitler was able to do what he did because he quickly turned Germany around. His father, a physician, moved the family to Piotrków, near Warsaw, shortly after the Nazi invasion of Poland in September of that year. Including liquidation transports, where prisoners were sent to be murdered elsewhere, there were around 54, deaths at Buchenwald. Home About Scribe. Announcing his bid for the GOP nomination in June , Trump set off a media firestorm when he called Mexican immigrants criminals and "rapists. Before liberation, as the Allies closed in, the situation got especially dangerous because the Nazis rushed to liquidate the camp.

Liquidated in , a labor camp was established with two factories, where the family lived until their brutal separation in So how worried are you really? Donald Trump will get it done and put us back on the right track. Including liquidation transports, where prisoners were sent to be murdered elsewhere, there were around 54, deaths at Buchenwald. Whoever can do the job, gets the job Help JNS grow! In other words, the people had already been deported. I couldn't say that Trump is a fascist because you've got to know what fascism is. His father, a physician, moved the family to Piotrków, near Warsaw, shortly after the Nazi invasion of Poland in September of that year. The slaughter of six million Jews has been used and abused far too often by those who have no concept of its mechanized magnitude, from PETA People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals on the extreme left, to evangelical Christians on the extreme right.

He was killed at the age of During this crisis, JNS continues working overtime. There are slight similarities between the two. Is that something we should be worried about? Football League in when he insisted it go head to head with the NFL with a fall game schedule. Donald Trump will get it done and put us back on the right track. Jacobs calls New York, where he lives, an "island of resistance. They excavated down in the ruins of a barrack to create a separate space for reflection.

They see him as an ally. Donald Trump still is not the Adolf Hitler of But there was also an uprising at the same time, contributing to liberation efforts, and it's down to the communist-run underground that so many people survived Buchenwald. The American far-right appears emboldened since the election of President Donald Trump, who led an inflammatory, nationalist campaign. It's totally unacceptable. Show Comments. Football League in when he insisted it go head to head with the NFL with a fall game schedule. Email Facebook Twitter. We greatly appreciate any contributions you can make during these challenging times.

They ran the day to day. In the years after liberation, Buchenwald was used as a prison camp by the Soviet Union to detain Nazis. Given that people from Louis C. Holocaust Memorial Council. The American far-right appears emboldened since the election of President Donald Trump, who led an inflammatory, nationalist campaign. I said, 'You know what? Nazis and German doctors didn't enter the tuberculosis ward fearing infection, which made it a good, if risky, hiding place. View In Gallery.

I think he's amazing. But there was also an uprising at the same time, contributing to liberation efforts, and it's down to the communist-run underground that so many people survived Buchenwald. Beaten to death by guards. He was asked in the late s to come up with the Buchenwald Holocaust memorial by the U. Football League in when he insisted it go head to head with the NFL with a fall game schedule. He's sharp. I said, 'You know what? It wasn't something that you talked about," Jacobs says.

They were essentially thugs. Given that people from Louis C. She enjoys visits from her surviving son and two grandsons, as well as the children and grandchildren of her sister Ellen, who died in Another incredible moment came after liberation. At 79 years old he is among the youngest of the living Holocaust survivors and was born six years after Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany. At the war's end, that same SS doctor was captured by the Russians and put on trial, facing execution. I think about that a lot. He's sharp. But as long as people keep him in check, we should be fine.

The American far-right appears emboldened since the election of President Donald Trump, who led an inflammatory, nationalist campaign. At 79 years old he is among the youngest of the living Holocaust survivors and was born six years after Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany. Then he realized: His father had help. Trump has been railing against the press. So I was given an identity card that said I was 16 years old," Jacobs says. He's a great guy. I should say, my dad is not easily scared. Did Hitler have a lot of fights and scuffles at his rallies? And, contrary to common belief, history does not repeat itself. His father, trying to keep him safe, entrusted him and another young boy in his care to a gentile in the camp.

There are slight similarities between the two. He died in August at the age of Home About Scribe. It's totally unacceptable. The American far-right appears emboldened since the election of President Donald Trump, who led an inflammatory, nationalist campaign. But Jacobs can remember life in the Nazi concentration camp at Buchenwald ; what the Nazis did to him, his family, his friends. How can you not love Trump? So, how much does Donald Trump truly resemble Adolf Hitler? Joining the dubious "birther" movement, Trump fought to get President Obama to release his long-form birth certificate in April

The American far-right appears emboldened since the election of President Donald Trump, who led an inflammatory, nationalist campaign. Give Advertise Subscribe. For years he wondered how his father managed to keep both him and his brother George alive. Donald, all he cares about is our country and keeping our country safe. They ran the day to day. We don't need another politician, we need a businessman like Mr. How can you not love Trump? Add a message.

Send me a copy. The women—his mother, three aunts and grandmother—were taken to a camp at Ravensbrück. View In Gallery. Whoever can do the job, gets the job She later changed her mind. So I told Ruth in I thought she was exaggerating, that the Holocaust was an event unique in its horror, that the unhinged diatribes of Donald Trump, as racist and moronic as they might be, were not equivalent to genocide. His father, a physician, moved the family to Piotrków, near Warsaw, shortly after the Nazi invasion of Poland in September of that year. He was told to keep his hat low and bang on a shoe if a Nazi ever entered the workshop. He's going to negotiate.

I knew him before Celebrity Apprentice, privately in clubs and in social situations. A narrative of self-liberation by the underground was fomented during the GDR years. Including liquidation transports, where prisoners were sent to be murdered elsewhere, there were around 54, deaths at Buchenwald. Although never fully recovered from that heartbreak, the Nussbaums carried on, moving to Delray Beach, Florida in the s; Norman passed away in Hitler was able to do what he did because he quickly turned Germany around. Home About Scribe. Trump is out for himself. In September , Trump accused the imam of a proposed mosque near NYC's Ground Zero of using religion to bargain for a better real estate price. While in Ravensbrück, one of his aunts' names appeared on a transportation list. Show Comments.

I think he'd make a great president. An exceptionally bright teenager, Ruth worked for three years as an apprentice bookkeeper until Kristallnacht in November, So I was given an identity card that said I was 16 years old," Jacobs says. We need somebody to relentlessly, relentlessly attack Hillary. His father, a physician, moved the family to Piotrków, near Warsaw, shortly after the Nazi invasion of Poland in September of that year. Trump began a feud with Russell Brand after seeing the British comedian on a talk show and disliking what he saw. So we made sure the space was big enough to fit one bus. Like Hitler, Trump was able to tap into voter anger. He's sharp.

Number one, he tells the truth. Another incredible moment came after liberation. Graphic: Eric Hernandez. But as long as people keep him in check, we should be fine. JNS's influence and readership are growing exponentially, and our positioning sets us apart. But the government can never go after the media. I hope he goes all the way And, if asked his age, to lie. And, contrary to common belief, history does not repeat itself.

Home Share 18 Search. Holocaust Memorial Council. I love him. Share now:. Prisoners were starved, diseased. Memorials are intended to not only honor those who died yesterday, but to warn what tomorrow brings if lessons from the past are forgotten. Jacobs refused to take money for the work. His father, trying to keep him safe, entrusted him and another young boy in his care to a gentile in the camp. There are slight similarities between the two.

Some even held administrative posts in the camp. Was he worried? He became a teacher of Jewish history so that his students, and the world, would never forget. Piotrków, where many Jewish refugees in Poland fled, would become the Nazis' first ghetto. Share now:. He later changed his mind. In their mind, America has lost its greatness. In other words, the people had already been deported. Stern is also the South Carolina finance chair for U. Jacobs also wanted to create a subliminal Star of David.

It could've been stopped. In other words, the people had already been deported. Beaten to death by guards. Not the way people think. Media Louis C. I had nightmares about that for many, many years growing up. Monthly donations in particular go a long way in helping us sustain our operations. He's going to negotiate. How so? It's hanging at the Buchenwald museum.

Thinking about his memorial design, Jacobs didn't want to go for the heroic Soviet style or anything as abstract as Peter Eisenman's monument in Berlin. Every prisoner had some kind of triangle. I remember sitting in that room with my father, and my brother running in very excited because he found my mother's name on a survivors' list. I think about that a lot. It replaced the old exhibition that focused heavily on the story of communists in the camp. At 79 years old he is among the youngest of the living Holocaust survivors and was born six years after Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany. At the war's end, that same SS doctor was captured by the Russians and put on trial, facing execution. Jacobs refused to take money for the work. They were essentially thugs.