Well it seems that even Oprah can be duped! After receiving one of countless e-mails today
I was shocked to hear on CNN that the poignant and beautiful love story of Herman Rosenblatt a 79 year old holocaust survivor reuniting and
marrying a young girl who had brought him apples through the fence of the concentration camp he had survived. I
heard the news on CNN that unfortunately this story is a hoax. Herman Rosenblatt is indeed a holocaust survivor
who has admitted his story is not true but "wanted to bring some enjoyment"
were his words.
Holocaust historians had researched the info and found it could not have
been possible. I believe it will still be made into a movie. Apparently because he was on
Oprah and a holocaust survivor it was difficult and took quite some time to bring this
out in the open.
. I was intrigued by this story and anxiously awaiting the movies
debut. I am fairly certain the movie should be interesting but must admit knowing that
the story is not true has left me a bit disappointed. What are your feeling about what
has transpired with this story? You can click on the article below to get the full story.
Warm regards and blessings for a happy healthy peaceful & safe New Year!
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article5409220.ece
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3 comments:
The Rosenblat story is so sad. Why is Atlantic Pictures making a film based on a lie? Why didn't Oprah check the story out before publicizing it, especially after James Frey and given that many bloggers like Deborah Lipstadt said in 2007 that the Rosenblat's story couldn't be true.
Genuine love stories from the Holocaust do exist. My favorite is the one about Dina Gottliebova Babbitt - the beautiful young art student who painted Snow White and the Seven Dwarves on the children's barracks at Auschwitz to cheer them up. This painting became the reason Dina and her Mother survived Auschwitz. After the end of the war, Dina applied for an art job in Paris. Unbeknownst to Dina, her interviewer was the lead animator on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. They fell in love and got married. It's such a romantic love story. Another reason I love Dina's story is the tremendous courage she had to paint the mural in the first place. Painting the mural for the children caused her to be taken to Dr. Mengele, the Angel of Death. She thought she was going to be gassed, but bravely she stood up to Mengele and he made her his portrait painter, saving herself and her mother from the gas chamber.
Dina's story is also verified to be true. Some of the paintings she did for Mengele in Auschwitz survived the war and are at the Auschwitz Birkenau Museum. The story of her painting the mural of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on the children's barrack has been corroborated by many other Auschwitz prisoners, and of course her love and marriage to the animator of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs the Disney movie after the war in Paris is also documented.
Why wasn't the Rosenblatt's story checked out before it was published and picked up to have the movie made?? I would like to see true and wonderful stories like Dina's be publicized, not these hoax tales that destroy credibility and trust.
Thanks so much for your comment Renee and for bringing attention to the Dina Gottliebova story. I am going to do some research on her what sounds to be an incredible love story. I especially enjoyed the Snow White connection and the fact that she was able to stand up to the Angel of death. I agree that this type of love story is what needs publicity and not hoaxes which bring out the crazies in this world who still believe the Holocaust never existed.
Oprah is letting things slip. She needs to really work hard to check out her stories or she'll lose what credibility she has left.
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