46: Eva Schloss: Holocaust forgiveness

Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss said, “Forgiving is most difficult because the human consciousness has a hard time living in the present”. She’s the 91-year-old step-sister of Anne Frank on a mission to talk for her family and the millions of others, senselessly slaughtered by the Nazis and their European accomplices during World War II. Eva is now a prolific speaker around the world on the horrors of the European holocaust and knows what true forgiveness means. Her father and brother were murdered, she fled her home multiple times as the Nazis hunted her and her family across Europe. Aged just 11, her happy family life in Vienna was disrupted as the Germans annexed Austria, turning the populous against the Jews in an instant. She describes this as “unbelievable”. She escaped to Belgium and then to Holland, where she had to adapt to new schools, languages and cultures, bullied by other children and even teachers. Could you forgive like she has? With sincere thanks to my good friend Rabbi Yosef Vogel and his Centre for Jewish life for this incredible interview opportunity and you’ll hear Yosef towards the end of the interview with his rabbinic insights. LISTEN TO THE REMARKABLE EVA SCHLOSS🎧 I need help to keep this voluntary service going, so if you’ve listened to a few episodes and eagerly anticipate the next one, buy me a nice coffee for £4 here! Thanks! ⤵️ https://ko-fi.com/jonnygould