{"id":2381,"date":"2021-02-22T15:22:39","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T14:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juden-in-fulda.org\/?p=2381"},"modified":"2021-03-18T14:55:45","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T13:55:45","slug":"joe-josef-hess-schildert-seinen-kindertransport-nach-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juden-in-fulda.org\/en\/tacheles\/joe-josef-hess-schildert-seinen-kindertransport-nach-england\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Hess from Fulda about the Kindertransport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#e9e9e6\"><em>On Thursday, the 11th February, we all had the opportunity to virtually meet <strong>Joe Hess, a survivor of the Holocaust from Fulda.<\/strong><br>Joe Hess, born as Josef, was born in 1932 in Fulda and managed to flee, together with his sister, to Great Britain, where they lived with a foster family.<br>1948 he and his siter emigrated to the USA, where they both still live until this day. Seven years later, in 1955, Joe received the message of his father\u2018s survival despite him becoming a prisoner of war after surviving multiple camps. Consequently, he and his father reunited in Fulda.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em><strong><em>In the following, two of our members will elaborate on their impressions during and after said meeting.<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Joe Hess from Fulda about the Kindertransport.\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7RPPRys56tQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>The complete Interview, 52 min<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-heading\">Ronja<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>During the meeting I became conscious of multiple things: For one, I realised that a large proportion of today\u2018s people are getting stingier, meaner and more ungrateful by the day. This upsets me as there are so many things one could and should be thankful for. Furthermore, I once again became aware of the fact that if goals are fougth for one is also able to achieve them. <br><br>It is of greatest importace that one doesn\u2018t loose faith in oneself. In the end our life remains ours and as long as nobody is compromised by our choices we all should be allowed to do whatever we please with it! Moreover, it\u2019s very important that the peace as we are experiencing it today should never get taken as granted. Peace is similar to a plant &#8211; if one doesn\u2018t take care of it, it\u2018ll die. Therefore, it should be our collective task to take care of it, protect it and maintain it.<br><br>We are ought to learn from our past as well as our mistakes to gradually make the world a better place day by day. And with that knowledge we shall redesign our future!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>I personally am very thankful that I got the chance to meet Joe Hess. He is an inspiring, open and precious human with whom one can talk about more than solely the past. I believe everybody should take him as an inspiration for continuing to on oneself.<\/p><cite>Ronja<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-heading\">Leni<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>During the meeting with Joe Hess I became aware of multiple aspects. First of all, I had the privilege to meet an extraordinary example of bravery and endurance. I still can\u2018t grasp the concept of how survivors like Mr. Hess were able to cope and carry on with their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have also gained a better understanding of the circumstances in Fulda during that time. Before, I hadn\u2018t been able to find a deep connection between the effects of the Shoah and my home town, Fulda. It always seemed like a distant memory &#8211; present but never tangible. Mr. Hess\u2018 introducing speech made it clear for me how it must\u2018ve felt during and after that time &#8211; almost as if in a haze, scared, anxious and unaware of what was happening. Everything happened rapidly and only in retrospect did one realise the warning signs. As Mr. Hess was only a child during his departure to England I can\u2018t imagine how it must\u2018ve felt for those whom had an idea of their fate and those of others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, this meeting strengthened my belief that the commemoration of the victims of the Shoah is still as necessary as it has ever been and should remain a major goal of Germany and its citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p><em>I am forever grateful that I was able to meet Mr. Hess and for the insights he was able to give to me.<\/em><\/p><cite>Leni<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#e9e9e6\"><em><strong>We are all very grateful for having had the opportunity to meet Joe Hess. Every single member of ours was able to use this opportunity in order to learn different things and take away varying lessons. 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