My friend on this bench is reflecting on a special exhibit at Yad Vashem, Israel's official memorial to the victims of the Shoah.We in Jerusalem offer sympathy to the family of Officer Stephen Johns, the guard shot down on Wednesday at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum--a black man killed by a white supremacist and anti-Semite.
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Thank you for "joining" :-)
ReplyDeleteAs you say, he background in this case is the grimmest possible. How mankind after all that has happened still can hold such discriminatory views are beyond me, but the I'm sorry to say that I'm naive.
So very very sad,that anyone could have so much hate in there soul.
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A lovely, thoughtful approach to this meme.
ReplyDeleteUpsetting, tragic, scary. May his family know no more sorrow.
i like the design. it's lovely. and the quiet corner in museum like this is a place i'd always enjoy.
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Nice post, Dina!
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It is a comforting thought to know that people in other countries also show sympathy for this family. Bless you all!
ReplyDeleteThe bench looks beautiful and I am sure is most useful to visitors that coem to reflect and meditate there.
I have a bench near the trees by the river if you care to look. . .
You are a prolific Blogger – I have been away for a couple of weeks and am reading all the interesting posts you wrote. I was in Alaska and the Yukon, far from the News and just heard about the terrible hate crimes that happened, the murder of the abortion doctor by a Christian terrorist and of the guard at the museum by a white supremacist – how can we stop all this hate? It is very sad. On the current post – I like looking a many blogs and saw some which showed many photos of benches and chairs – so many types and varieties with very good visual effects.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dina. I hope everything works out well.
ReplyDeletevery sad - just an ordinary person doing his job. so difficult to answer the question 'why?'
ReplyDeleteWhat a tragedy. We are close to his family.
ReplyDeleteReally a new meme ? cool. Nice shot on this one.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend Dina.
What a sad tragedy, Dina. I can't understand people doing things like that.
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ReplyDeleteIt's 22.35 now in Vienna! Have a good night, Dina!
Your bench and post is a fine tribute for such a sad occurrence.
ReplyDeleteI have linked your post in with mine so others may visit.
Perhaps the world will take these haters more seriously at last.
ReplyDeleteWe honor Officer Johns and send love to his family!
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ReplyDeleteunfortunately it happens often that the reality is more ugly than every fantasy.
ReplyDeleteHello Dina and thank you for your kind comment on my bench post.
ReplyDeleteWhat a moving tribute your post is to such sadness.
Such a tragedy, thank you for your kinds words for the victims family.
ReplyDeleteI try and try to understand and forgive people who do these evil things, but I can't. I just can't.
ReplyDeleteYup, another nut job brooding away unchecked.
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