In Knesset, setting the record straight on a defamed Holocaust hero

MK Merav Michaeli, in her maiden speech to the Knesset, made a bold statement about her lineage, thus redeeming the legacy of her grandfather Israel Kastner.

By Dan Laor | 04:51 06.03.13 |

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Israel society traveled a long and bumpy road until the moment MK Merav Michaeli (Labor) stood erect, her head held high, on the Knesset podium and introduced herself to her fellow Knesset members and the public as the granddaughter of Dr. Yisrael Kastner.

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You are just piling on
- By Dan
- 06 Mar 2013
- 07:38PM
Helene's mother was murdered by Kastner's silence. The record has already been made in Ben Hecht's book Perfidy and its not a pretty picture. This is just another case of historical distortion done in a self serving way after the fact because no one is alive to defend the truth.
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Meraav Michaeli
- By mara
- 06 Mar 2013
- 01:50PM
I'm sure that this was one of the most beatiful speeches in the Knesset. BRAVO!
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This is another disgrace
- By Dan
- 06 Mar 2013
- 06:58AM
Four of the judges, with Silberg dissenting, also upheld the appeal on the charge that Kastner was guilty of collaboration. According to Asher Maoz, Silberg agreed with the trial judge that Kastner had "knowingly and in bad faith, fulfilled the wishes ... of the Nazis, and thereby made it easier for them to perform the work of mass destruction." She was happy distorting history in her columns and now she is happy pontificating lies in front of the Knesset.
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  In Knesset, setting the record straight on a defamed Holocaust hero
  - By David Gutholc
  - 06 Mar 2013
  - 00:10PM
  I do not know you "Dan". But I find your comment certainly out of place. It is perhaps factually true. Much happen during those dreadful years. I can vouch for it personally,being a Holocaust survivors. Saving even one soul ought to be commendable. However Dr. Ysrael Kastner did much more than that. The wounds inflicted by the Nazis were still festering during the trial. warping the judgment of the man. He most certainly deserved better Thank you MK Merav Michaeli. David Gutholc Ramat Hasharon
  
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