First One In, Last One Out Quotes

“The past can’t remain in the past. It is what influences the present and the future.”
― Marilyn Shimon, First One In, Last One Out: Auschwitz Survivor 31321

“teach our children about the Holocaust and understand the dangerous ramifications of prejudice and racism.”
― Marilyn Shimon, First One In, Last One Out: Auschwitz Survivor 31321

“To be frank with you, had we killed all of them, the ten-point-three million, I would be happy to say, all right, we managed to destroy an enemy. I shall leap into my grave laughing, because the feeling that I have the deaths of five million people on my conscience will be for me a source of extraordinary satisfaction.”
― Marilyn Shimon, First One In, Last One Out: Auschwitz Survivor 31321

“Enough is never enough when it comes to remembering the worst atrocity in the history of mankind.”
― Marilyn Shimon, First One In, Last One Out: Auschwitz Survivor 31321

“Will I be considered an accomplice to the Nazi crimes? Will people call me a traitor? What about the Jews who actually march the victims into the gas chamber to face their death or those who move their dead corpses into the ovens? Is that worse than what I do? What is the criteria for judging right and wrong? Who has the right to judge if he or she is not in that life-or-death situation? Should a Jew be held accountable for complying with Nazis’ orders with the purpose of preserving him/herself? To what degree is Jewish cooperation with the Nazis acceptable?”
― Marilyn Shimon, First One In, Last One Out: Auschwitz Survivor 31321

“There must never be closure on the Holocaust. It is our responsibility to continue the legacy and preserve as many testimonies as possible.”
― Marilyn Shimon, First One In, Last One Out: Auschwitz Survivor 31321

“He did not understand why this was happening but told everyone to continue to believe in G-d, and G-d would save them.”
― Marilyn Shimon, First One In, Last One Out: Auschwitz Survivor 31321

“Moniek was becoming more aware of the escalation of anti-Semitism”
― Marilyn Shimon, First One In, Last One Out: Auschwitz Survivor 31321

“that over 45,000 camps and ghettos,”
― Marilyn Shimon, First One In, Last One Out: Auschwitz Survivor 31321

“barracks until the man was declared”
― Marilyn Shimon, First One In, Last One Out: Auschwitz Survivor 31321

“Never again can or will this happen!”
― Marilyn Shimon, First One In, Last One Out: Auschwitz Survivor 31321

“when people are desperate, they look for a scapegoat.”
― Marilyn Shimon, First One In, Last One Out: Auschwitz Survivor 31321