tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post116680974818299465..comments2024-03-29T02:18:35.303-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: Dina Babbitt Auschwitz artwork follow-upSteve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-77673916789025532162009-01-29T23:08:00.000-08:002009-01-29T23:08:00.000-08:00The policies at Auschwitz-Birkenau have not change...The policies at Auschwitz-Birkenau have not changed in over 65 years.<BR/><BR/> First, it was Dr. Josef Mengele who needed the portraits for the good of his society. Today, it is Dr Piotr M.A. Cywinski who needs them for the good of <STRONG>his</STRONG> society.<BR/><BR/>Both men have been/are very important people at Auschwitz.<BR/><BR/> Sadly, Piotr Cywinski is fiercely defending and repeating Josef Mengele's denial of Dina Babbitt's Human Rights, (under Article 17.2 of the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights), in order that it will happen "Never Again".<BR/><BR/>Apparently, in the mind and actions of Dr. Cywinski, an evil repeated for <B>good</B> reasons, becomes a virtue. <BR/><BR/>Through it all, Dina Babbitt is the only person who fully understands that what is happening at Auschwitz-Birkenau right now, as you are reading these words, is merely the past repeating itself in order that the past not be repeated. Never again? What does <B>that</B> mean?<BR/><BR/>Millions stand behind Mengele and Cywinski. Who will stand <B>beside</B> Dina Babbitt? <BR/><BR/>Join us, the hundreds who DO stand beside Dina Babbitt, at<BR/>http://FreeDinasArt.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-48363095458954062402009-01-01T20:21:00.000-08:002009-01-01T20:21:00.000-08:00Art is a deeply personal expression and thereby ve...Art is a deeply personal expression and thereby very different from death certificates, prisoner cards and other pieces of evidence of the holocaust possessed and displayed by the museum. I understand the need for originals of this type of document, but surely the needs of Dina Babbit over-ride the museums' need for originals of her art work. Surely, copies would suffice for thier needs and she could be reunited with her portraits without compromise-we are not talking about an art gallery here. Museums the world over are returning special items to their rightful owners recognizing it as the correct and moral thing to do. My voice is added to the list supporting the paintings be returned to Dina Babbit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-62011562600975142002009-01-01T11:23:00.000-08:002009-01-01T11:23:00.000-08:00I also just heard the CBC replay. I was deeply mov...I also just heard the CBC replay. I was deeply moved by Ms Dina Babbitt's story and the dignity and restraint with which she retold her history. As a physician, I found the Mengele aspects of her recounting particularly disturbing. The Nazi master-slave mentality that she suffered should not be perpetuated. To me, the museum is treating her as if she is still one of the dispossessed; and those chains seem to stretch across the Atlantic. The museum has the opportunity and moral responsibility to fully emancipate Ms. Babbitt. Has she not suffered enough for all of us?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-72971046769490816332009-01-01T10:04:00.000-08:002009-01-01T10:04:00.000-08:00The interview was re-broadcast on CBC this morning...The interview was re-broadcast on CBC this morning. Hers is a most compelling story and her most wrenching statement about return of the paintings is that it is as if the subjects are still in Auschwitz. By all means, the paintings should be returned to her custody immediately. Museums have numerous mechanisms to do this if they have the will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-66583380271761472912009-01-01T08:58:00.000-08:002009-01-01T08:58:00.000-08:00I also heard this show. We must figure out a way t...I also heard this show. We must figure out a way to get these paintings returned. I for one will boycott the museum until this wrong is corrected. <BR/>They can display a reproduction, but give Dina back her paintings now before it is too late.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-86942121963612325372008-06-10T21:06:00.000-07:002008-06-10T21:06:00.000-07:00I live in Canada and heard an interview this morni...I live in Canada and heard an interview this morning with Dina Babbitt and was so touched by her demeanor and her quest to have her paintings returned to her. <BR/><BR/>Without question she should have the right to decide what she wants to do with these paintings, and it seems like the Museums could make good use of the reproductions that they have. That alone is a great gift from Mrs Babbitt as she gives her consent to copy them as much as needed.<BR/><BR/>I wish I could say thank you to Dina in person. She has touched my heart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com