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Warsaw Ghetto uprising hero passes away
Omri Efraim
Published: 02.04.13, 18:13
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1. Rest in Peace, Mr. Hochman
Israelit ,   Israel   (04.02.13)
My deepest sympathy to the family.
2. Gaza ghetto similar..."something inside me was already dead"
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (04.02.13)
3. I am very sorry for the pain his wife now suffers
Judah ,   Golan Heights,ISRAEL   (04.02.13)
Her husband was a true Jewish hero.
4. No comparison to gaza
Zechariah   (04.02.13)
His heroism is an inspiration for all Jews and has no comparison with Gaza where the Arab population grows fast and ought expand to el Arish .
5. To nr 2.
Istvan ,   BUDAPEST HUNGARY   (04.02.13)
What a ghetto is, where free traffic is allowed, through the 25 km wide Philadelfia corridor ? Also such ghettos are Vatican, Monaco, San Marino. In the terrible ghetto of Monte Carlo casinos and restaurants are for the suffering ghetto inhabitants, maybe the daily food ratio is more than the permitted 250 calories in the Warsaw ghetto. Eat your head !
6. gaza "ghetto" ?!
yosef, phd ,   usa-israel   (04.02.13)
Benassi, The foolish notion of moral equivalency between the Holocaust and Gaza ( and dozens of other miserable situations) is at present the favorite analogy of the contemporary glib Antisemitism - no more and no less. Ignorant morons in the millions, you included are misled by unlimited petro$$$ - and there was not and is not an effective antidote to a "goyishe kop", yet.
7. #5 Istvan, Very good reply, education for the stupid.
Michael ,   California, USA   (04.02.13)
8. A hero, an amazing man,a star to follow. Salutations to you!
Michael ,   California, USA   (04.02.13)
9. A Genuine Hero
Robert Haymond ,   Tekoa, Israel   (04.02.13)
We, in Israel, should identify this man as the kind of model we also want our children and grandchildren to attain. He makes me proud to be Jewish and proud to be an Israeli. In spite of all our shortcomings, we do have young men (and women) who will struggle and fight for this land.
11. Peretz Hochman, an exemplary man, a hero
Cipora Julianna Kohn ,   Z   (04.02.13)
his courage was informed by pride. he never questioned who he was or who his enemies were. he was a child much wiser than his age. he feared not death, only shame and dishonor. may he be an example to the present generation. may he be a comfort to all mourners of zion.
12. Steve Benassi
Emma ,   London   (04.03.13)
Unlike Gaza, as far as I am aware, the Warsaw Ghetto did not have luxury shopping malls, luxury beaches, luxury restaurants and luxury hotels so don't you dare sully the memories of those who were murdered by making such a stupid, crass comparison. In dong so is a form of Holocaust denial.
13. My Hero
Avi ,   Belgium   (04.03.13)
As a child I never knew that there was such a thing at the time of the Holocaust..only when I got older I read about the Jews that fought back in WW II. It made me sooo proud and I realised that people like that gave strength to all the Jews around the world. Rest in Peace Hero!!
14. To #2 steve
Pedro ,   Brasil   (04.03.13)
I propose you that we make an experiment: I go for Gaza next week to spend 6 month.At the same time you go for the same 6 month to a camp where exactly the same conditions of the Warsaw ghetto apply.At the end of the experiment we meet,if you are still alive!
15. Condolences to the families & loved ones Mr. Hochman
Moshe ,   Usa   (04.03.13)
I wished he was a friend of mine. I would have followed him on those missions of revenge against the germuns.
16. FYI Steve Benassi
Emma ,   London   (04.03.13)
According to the World Health Organisation the biggest health problem in Gaza in obesity. No-one, with all the aid that Israel delivers daily to Gaza is dying of starvation. Check your your facts before spouting abject nonsense.
17. Not exactly the way you portray ,...
split ,   US   (04.03.13)
A clever kid a cigarette peddler that managed to escape ghetto, clever enough to take an advantage of his look and take his chances to survive by blending with Goyim, no more a hero than thousands of his age nameless Polish kids called Szare Szeregi (The Gray Rows) that participated in Warsaw Uprising,... His older brothers, Icchak (8 yrs older than Peretz) and Falk escaped to the part of Poland occupied by Soviets leaving their family behind and allowing their father to die of starvation. Peretz and his younger brother Zenek spend the war time among Poles outside the ghetto and didn't join the uprising so to call him a 'Warsaw Ghetto uprising hero' requires a bit of imagination. He wasn't alone in this business but a part of network that survived by outsmarting the Germans. This resourceful bunch of kids inspired Josef Ziemian who witnessed their struggle to write a book mentioned above,...
18. may his name continue to flourish through his family
Larry ,   Los Angeles   (04.03.13)
The man is truly remarkable. May his be an inspiration to all.
19. A true Hero..Peretz Hochman RIP
Mark ,   Lodz, Poland   (04.03.13)
PS Dear YNET Out of respect for Peretz Hochman z"l and his family and in other such cases, kindly click the delete icon for posts such as TBers #2 and #17. We can deal with them, their drivel and their sad lives on these threads at other times.
20. 19 - Don't like it ? Don't read it ! ,...
split ,   US   (04.04.13)
There're more discrepancies if you read the book, like the one that he fought in Warsaw Uprising, according to this article but according to Ziemian's book him and Zenek moved to the other side of Vistula as we know during Uprising already occupied by Soviets. How the Soviets treated anyone affiliated with AK unless he/she was their mole there we know ,...
21. #2 Benassi & #17 Split
Ginette Golden ,   Toronto, Canada   (04.07.13)
What part of HELL do you guys come from? Do us all a favor and crawl back there you despicable morons! I wish to extend my sincere condolences to the family of Peretz Hochman who was a true hero.
22. #6 - goyishe kop? More anti-gentilism
David   (04.13.13)
Is it any wonder the Jews are disliked when they openly practice discrimination and hatred against all gentiles??
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