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[Spectacular Bid]

A very close friend of one of my dearest friends, who I know very well, recently went to a wedding in New Jersey. A Jewish wedding. Before the ceremony both families were on the stage or bima. The parents of both children had met before, although I'm not sure how many times , but the grandparents who were all alive and in their 80's had never met before. The grandfather of one of the children getting married who had been looking and looking at the grandmother of the other child, finally says to her, "you were my wife". There was silence and he says again, "you were my wife". After talking to each other they confirmed that they indeed were married. They were married very young, had no children and were taken to the concentration camps where they were seperated. Both looked for each other after the war ended, but both thought each other was dead. Since most or all of their relatives had been wiped out, they had no one to check with and records were terrible. Sixty plus years later after they had moved to this country and had families of their own, there they were, sitting on a stage watching the grandchildren of their new families getting married to each other and once again becoming family. I believe it will soon be on either the Today show or Good Morning America. If I find out I'll give a heads up for anyone who wants to watch. I thought it was amazing.

[eminimee]

That is amazing...give a heads up or a news link if you find one. ...my wife would really enjoy that.

[esther231]

You're right. That's an amazing story.

[da_cheif]

i got the bumps on that one....it proves that there is a God.

[Drano]

Please do keep us posted if there is any news story on TV or other media.

[OEXCHAOS]

Really cool story. Thanks for posting it. It brings tears to the eyes. Though I do wonder if the odds of this happening are as astronomical as they seem at first. Mark

[NAV]

Truly amazing !.

Edited by NAV, 03 October 2007 - 10:13 AM.

[traderpaul]

It is a small world indeed.

[maineman]

The decimation of the Jews was so successful by Hitler, that there are still fewer Jews in the world today than there were before the Holocaust. Amazing. After the war, there was tremendous lost time in displaced persons camps until little by little people were moved either to Israel or New York. Fewer ended up in Chicago, LA, and a few came in through smaller ports, like Texas. Another small batch went to South America. So yes, the odds are pretty good that ultimately some survivors would be able to reconnect within the small community that exists. A bittersweet story. So much tragedy. Such pointless and horrific loss. I know we're not supposed to talk about religion but.... mm

[milbank]

The decimation of the Jews was so successful by Hitler, that there are still fewer Jews in the world today than there were before the Holocaust. Amazing.

After the war, there was tremendous lost time in displaced persons camps until little by little people were moved either to Israel or New York. Fewer ended up in Chicago, LA, and a few came in through smaller ports, like Texas. Another small batch went to South America.

So yes, the odds are pretty good that ultimately some survivors would be able to reconnect within the small community that exists.

A bittersweet story. So much tragedy. Such pointless and horrific loss.

I know we're not supposed to talk about religion but....

mm

I too have the same feelings that all of you have posted. All of them.

Another amazing thing is that they were both still alive after all this time.