11.4.2013. 23:12 |
in memoriam Margaret Tharcher
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A Tribute to Margaret Thatcher
by Sara Debbie Gutfreund
Her proudest moment was saving an Austrian Jew.
Najponosnija je na spašavanje austrijske Židovke
When Margaret Thatcher passed away today, the tributes began pouring in from all over the world. Mrs. Thatcher was Britain’s first female prime minister, serving for 11 years starting in 1979. Known as the Iron Lady, she was a strong Conservative who changed England’s perspective on its economic and political life.
Kada je umrla Margaret Thacher, počinju stizati pohvale sa svih krajeva svijeta. Ona je bila prva žena premijer u Velikoj Britaniji, služila je 11 godina, od 1979. nadalje. Poznata je kao "Iron lady" -željezna dama, jer je bila veoma konzervativna i promijenila je perspektivu ekonomskog i političkog života u Engleskoj.
Uprkos njenim mnogim uspjesima, u koje se ubraja i borba protiv sovjetkog komunističkog režima, ona je izjavila da je najviše ponosna na to da je spasila židovskog tinejđera iz Austrije u vrijeme Holokausta.
Godine 1939. je Edith Muhlbauer , židovska djevojka iz Austrije, stara 17 godina, poslala pismo svojoj prijateljici Muriel Roberts , koja je sestra Margaret Thacher i molila da joj njena obitelj pomogne da pobjegne iz Austrije.
Alfred Roberts, otac Muriel i Margaret bio je trgovac u malom gradu i živio je u stanu iznad dućana voćem i povrćem, te nije imao ni vremena ni novaca da primi Edith u svoju kuću. Tada su Margaret koja je imala 12 godina i Muriel (17 godina) tražile lokalni Rotary klub za pomoć te su uspjele dovesti Edith iz Beča u Englesku. Bila je tokom dvije godine smještena kod nekoliko obitelji, pa i kod obitelji Roberts, prije nego je otišla rođacima u Južnu Afriku.
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When Thatcher visited Yad Vashem during a historic, first visit to Israel by a British prime minister in 1986, she was visibly shaken as she stood in front of a photo of a German soldier shooting a Jewish mother and child. She exclaimed, “It is so terrible. Everyone should come and see it so that they never forget. I am not quite sure whether the new generation really knows what we are fighting against.”
Thatcher continued to be a loyal friend to the Jews as she fought the British support for the Arab boycott of Israel, protested on behalf of Jewish refuseniks in the Soviet Union and chose several Jewish leaders to be part of her cabinet.
Thatcher admired the hard work and self-reliance of the BritishJewish community and frequently turned to England’s late chief rabbi, Immanuel Jakobovits for spiritual back up. She even elevated Rabbi Jakobovits to the House of the Lords and he later became known as “Thatcher’s rabbi.”
Thatcher also made the following statement about Israel’s security:
“Israel must never be expected to jeopardize her security; if she was ever foolish enough to do so and then suffered for it, the backlash against both honest brokers and Palestinians would be immense - ‘land for peace’ must also bring peace
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