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Seeking justice for Auschwitz survivors
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TODAY IN HISTORY
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The Fowler picked up some 20 small boats containing
each from one two three persons. Twenty persons were
filled the air? Or the
heartbreak of chil-
dren torn from their
The 1875 hurricane was first observed on September
1 by a ship southwest of Cape Verde. The next encoun-
ter was on September 5 by a vessel south of Cuba which
reported “terrific seas”. The stonn hit
Indianola on September 16 as a cate-
gory 3 hurricane with maximum sus-
tained winds of 115 mph with gusts to
150. Three hundred people there died
and three-quarters of the buildings
were washed away. Gulf water at Gal-
veston was two feet higher than the
1854 stonn which had set the previous
high tide record. There was adequate
warning on the island so the merchants
had time to move their goods to higher
camps, scattering into a worldwide
diaspora, or emigrating to British
Palestine. Mayer Hersh was seized
by the Nazis in his native Poland
million Jews died. He encountered
notorious SS doctor Josef Mengele,
nicknamed the Angel of Death, who
selected inmates to live or die.
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floors and damage was minimized.
But the rising water and wind still created havoc in
Galveston and all around the bay.
The steamship Beardstown, which was wrecked in
the 1871 hurricane had been rebuilt and was in service
Don’t get too comfortable with Harris County’s decline
in COVID-19 cases. At this time, 58% percent of Harris
County residents have received at least one dose of the
vaccine and almost 48% of ages 12 and up are fully vac-
cinated. However, that means nearly half are not and still
at risk for getting the virus.
To ensure cases continue to decline, more people must
get fully vaccinated.
Unvaccinated residents are not only at risk of contract-
ing the virus but spreading it to others, including children
under the age of 12 who can’t be vaccinated. Be cautious
when you’re public with your family since most people
are not wearing masks, more than half are not vaccinat-
ed and some could be infected. In addition, many people
who are sick with the virus don’t know they have it. Four
out of ten infected people have no symptoms but are still
contagious.
Harris County Public Health recommends all adults get
vaccinated and that parents of 12-17 year old children get
them vaccinated.
Vaccines are free at Harris County Public Health vac-
cination sites throughout Harris County and no appoint-
ment is needed. Go to vacstrac.hctx.net or call 832-927-
8787 to find one near you
Twelve to 17-year-olds are eligible for the Pfizer vac-
cine. They must be accompanied by a parent or guardian
to be vaccinated or bring a consent fonn signed by their
parent or guardian. Consent fonns are at vacstrac.hctx.
net.
Parents with children under 12 should get them tested
frequently to see if they have COVID-19. If they are in-
fected, parents can monitor them to make sure they don’t
develop serious symptoms and keep them isolated, so
they don’t infect others. Testing is free, quick at HCPH
sites and results come back in 48 hours. No appointments
are needed, call 832-927-7575 to find a site near you.
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Tuesday
June 22, 2021
As an orphaned to Auschwitz at the height of the
teen-ager, Roman Kent endured the Holocaust, in which an estimated 6
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had stood by for years while millions ish camps. He channeled his rage
of Jews were oppressed, humiliated, and sorrow into helping provide rep-
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urday)
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Many Holocaust survivors keep
quiet about their experiences, but
Roman Kent says the world needs
to be reminded that six million Jews
died at the hands of the Gennans
and their collaborators. He had the
ability to engage the Gennan gov-
ernment officials and persuade them
to go beyond their original commit-
ments.
Kent would often say, “I didn’t
want our past to become our chil-
dren’s future.” He gathered survi-
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transporting bricks from the yards on Cedar Bayou. It taken off the Bay Town wharf.
was at anchor in Galveston but was wrecked and sunk We learn from Major G.R. Davis the following related
but with no loss of life. to affairs at Midway landing [near today’s Exxon docks]
After the loss of the Beardstown, schooners were used and vicinity; his storehouse, warehouse, and new wharf
to transport bricks. The yards on Goose Creek, Old Riv- have all been swept away. The dwelling of Rev. Rob-
er, Double Bayou and Turtle Bayou and up the San Ja- ert Alexander (son-in-law Mr. David Ayres of this city)
cinto River and Buffalo Bayou which made bricks for who resided on Adams Island together with every other
Galveston were all destroyed, sparing only the brick- house on the island has been swept away and Mr. Alex-
yards many miles up Cedar Bayou. The water was eight ander and his family reported drowned.
feet above the high tide mark and was four feet over the At Baytown there was one dwelling and one store-
highest point of land on Hog Island. Dozens of coastal house. Both were washed away. The owner Mr. West
schooners washed ashore, some as far as two miles from and his wife got on the roof of the dwelling and were
water. Even as far away as Hempstead, three churches taken off safely at Morgan s Point. At Hog Island there
were blown down were three dwellings and one warehouse. These were
The Galveston Daily News posted the following re- all washed away. Two of the families, Mr. Joseph Mar-
port. ”At Harrisburg a scene of desolation was presented tin and Mr. August [Ilfrey], a Gennan, are supposed to
that defies description. The bayou had risen over thirty have taken to their small boats but whether they are safe
feet, and was still rising. All the houses at Green’s Bay- or not Major Davis has not been able to infonn us. The
ou are under water. The bayou was thirty-four inches third family, Mrs. Pierce, who was a sister of Mrs. West,
higher than at the great flood of 1854. of Bay Town, and three children, together with the little
At Lynchburg nothing is left standing except Lem- daughter of Mrs. West, were all reported drowned. At
uel’s mill. The loss of life is unknown but the names of the town of San Jacinto, just south of the Lynchburg fer-
some dozen persons are given that are known to be lost, ry, about half the houses were washed away and all the
Among them is this is Mrs. Chamberlain, wife of Dr. ones left standing were damaged
Chamberlain, a boy named Wiggin, and a family of eight Surviving residents of Indianola debated relocating
named West. The family had taken refuge on the roof of the town but when political ambitions got in the way,
their house from which only the father and mother were tne plan was dropped ...
rescued. Captain Bell of the Matamoras succeeded in And in Galveston, the 1873 ordinance for raising the
saving twenty-seven persons, taking most of them from streets and sidewalks in the business district helped to
the tops of trees and off of drift logs. Barrons’, West’s, prevent much damage from flooding but would have
and Alexander’s places were not to be seen and the loss been much more effective had the engineers rec-
of life is supposed to have been great. The house of Mr. ommended level of six inches higher been observed.
West floated two miles from its former site where it now L alls began for Protecting the city by means of an
lies partly underwater. SEE CHANDLER • PAGE 9
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Kent was not seeking revenge; he He had done the painstaking work
was seeking justice. He looked to of galvanizing and organizing survi- JoAn Martin is a retired teacher
the future instead of the past. Roman vors into a movement. with five published novels. Reach
Kent explained his zeal. “How can I Other Jews fled Poland after being her at Josbook@mindspring.com or
forget the smell of burning flesh that liberated, living in displaced persons www.josbooks.com.
that it was the ob- laborer with his brother Jakob, who
ligation of adults to also survived the war. The rest of his
get children to un- immediate family - his mother, fa-
derstand what hap- ther, sister and three other brothers
pens when hatred - all perished.
and prejudice are Mr. Hersh survived eight con-
allowed to flourish. centration camps before being sent
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On this date:
In 1611, English explorer Henry Hudson, his son and
several other people were set adrift in present-day Hud-
son Bay by mutineers aboard the Discovery.
In 1937, Joe Louis began his reign as world heavy-
weight boxing champion by knocking out Jim Braddock
in the eighth round of their fight in Chicago. (A year later
on this date, Louis knocked out Max Schmeling in the
first round of their rematch at Yankee Stadium.)
In 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the
Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, popularly
known as the “GI Bill of Rights.”
In 1945, the World War II battle for Okinawa ended
with an Allied victory.
Thought for Today: “There is only one reason for an
individual to side-step to the useless side: the fear of a
defeat on the useful side.” —Alfred Adler, psychotherapist
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