[nagdu] No Jews Allowed
Sherri
flmom2006 at gmail.com
Thu Jan 21 04:48:57 UTC 2010
Okay, I understand the definition now and you're right, Hitler chose that
particular group first.
Sherri
----- Oiginal Message -----
From: "Linda Gwizdak" <linda.gwizdak at cox.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 7:37 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] No Jews Allowed
> Hi Marion,
> The article was very good and it shows that there are still people who are
> oppressed for who or what they are. I thought I'd put another twist on
> this to show that we all must support each other NO MATTER what we are!
> Here goes:
>
> " Imagine that you sought help from the police after being beaten by your
> husband, only to find that you were told that you could not receive their
> services because you are Lesbian/Gay/Transgender.
> (you'd be bashed by the police!)
>
> Imagine that you sought the services of the domestic violence program but
> are told that you could not receive their services because you are
> Lesbian/Gay/Transgender.
> (you'd be blamed for what befell you because of your immorality)
>
> Imagine that you sought the services of the Red Cross during a Hurricane
> but are told that you could not receive their services because you are
> Lesbian/Gay/Transgender.
> (you'd be passed over as the service dogs were left behind)
>
> Imagine that you are the victim of rape, and sought the services of the
> rape treatment service but are told that you could not receive their
> services because you are Lesbian/Gay/Transgender.
> (you'd be victims all over again because you were queer and "had it
> coming")
>
> Imagine that you desperately need medical care but are told that you
> could not see the doctor because you are Lesbian/Gay/Transgender.
> (particularly if you were transgender - I personally knew someone this
> happened to and he almost died as a result)
>
> Imagine that you went shopping, and are unable to go into a grocery store
> because you are Lesbian/Gay/Transgender.
> (you'd have to endure nasty names like "Fag" "Dyke")
>
> And imagine that you seek out the services of an attorney, and are denied
> services because you are Lesbian/Gay/Transgender.
> (you'd have to find an LGBT-friendly attorney)
>
> You would be outraged, and hurt. You would find allies to join you in
> protest. You would seek to have anti-discrimination laws enforced. You
> would consider suing. You would wonder how in this day and age such
> discrimination could occur." BTW, the recently passed Hate Crimes Act
> just signed by Obama is not only the first one to include disabled folks,
> but transgender folks as well - protections for expressing gender
> identity. We all need each other!
>
> Now add BLIND or DISABLED LGBT people and how we get denied these services
> BECAUSE we are LGBT. Could be double whammy! Many times blind and
> disabled people may be denied these services from some service providers
> is not because the providers don't see us as human - they usually don't
> even have the access problems even in their brains! It never crosses
> their radar! I can say that I have never experienced these callus denials
> because I was a blind person - I've gotten it because of what my mobility
> aid is - my guide dog. We have to continue to have laws to protect us in
> our use of our dogs. But we still are people but not quite the same people
> as those without disabilities or blindness. Here's where we need to
> educate ourselves and the public on what we can do as blind people and
> about our dogs.
>
> This article shows us that we all need to be open to learning about people
> who are different from ourselves and to become allies in each other's
> struggles for equality. We have to stop fearing each other. That is
> Christians, Jews, Muslims, Gay, straight, or if you fit society's view as
> to what a person should be like according to what your genitalia shows you
> to be. People come in such a rich variety of ways of being and we have to
> learn aboout all of the diversity of humankind. Only when we do this we
> will all be free to be who we are and we'd be allowed to be the people we
> are.
>
> Lyn and Landon
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marion & Martin" <swampfox1833 at verizon.net>
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> Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 9:09 AM
> Subject: [nagdu] No Jews Allowed
>
>
>> Dear All,
>> I was asked to circulate this message by Marc Dubin, Mr. Dubin is a
>> subscriber to the email list of the National Association of Guide Dog
>> Users. Marc is a former Senior Trial Attorney with the United States
>> department of Justice and currently serves as the Director of Advocacy
>> for the Center for Independent Living of South Florida, located in Miami,
>> and
>> Chairs the Florida Bar's Disability Law Committee
>>
>> . I hope everyone will take the time to read his comments, as I believe
>> they will help put our work as advoacates into perspective!
>>
>> Fraternally yours,
>> Marion Gwizdala, President
>> National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> National Federation of the Blind
>>
>>
>>
>> No Jews Allowed
>>
>> By Marc Dubin, Esq.
>>
>> mdubin at pobox.com
>>
>> Imagine that you sought help from the police after being beaten by your
>> husband, only to find that you were told that you could not receive their
>> services because you are Jewish.
>>
>> Imagine that you sought the services of the domestic violence program
>> but are told that you could not receive their services because you are
>> Jewish.
>>
>> Imagine that you sought the services of the Red Cross during a Hurricane
>> but are told that you could not receive their services because you are
>> Jewish.
>>
>> Imagine that you are the victim of rape, and sought the services of the
>> rape treatment service but are told that you could not receive their
>> services because you are Jewish.
>>
>> Imagine that you desperately need medical care but are told that you
>> could not see the doctor because you are Jewish.
>>
>> Imagine that you went shopping, and are unable to go into a grocery
>> store because you are Jewish.
>>
>> And imagine that you seek out the services of an attorney, and are
>> denied services because you are Jewish.
>>
>> You would be outraged, and hurt. You would find allies to join you in
>> protest. You would seek to have anti-discrimination laws enforced. You
>> would consider suing. You would wonder how in this day and age such
>> discrimination could occur.
>>
>> Every day, people with disabilities seek the services of law
>> enforcement, domestic violence programs, Red Cross Shelters, rape
>> treatment programs, health care providers, businesses, attorneys, and
>> others, and are denied services because they have a disability.
>> Architectural barriers that should not exist remain. Sign language
>> interpreters are not provided. Policies that should be changed are not
>> changed, and these policies prevent people with disabilities from using
>> the services they need. Written materials are not offered in alternative
>> formats. Service animals are excluded.
>>
>> If you are a person with a disability, these scenarios are all too
>> familiar. You recognize these denials for what they are - civil rights
>> violations. These denials are as offensive, as hurtful, as harmful as
>> signs saying No Jews Allowed.
>>
>> My family understands this all too well. I am Jewish. When my parents
>> were growing up, they were kicked out of school, for being Jewish.. Their
>> parents were no longer allowed to work, because they were Jewish. They
>> were beaten up by their neighbors, because they were Jewish. They could
>> not shop in the neighborhood grocery stores, because they were Jewish.
>> And, they were arrested, along with every other member of their family,
>> because they were Jewish.
>>
>> Yes, it was another time and place. It was Poland, and Hitler was coming
>> to power. Discrimination was all around them, and grew, and grew.
>>
>> I believe that I am well aware of the cost of social injustice and of
>> the abuse of power, . My parents instilled in me an awareness of the
>> importance of public service, the cost of prejudice and abuse of power,
>> and of the debt I owe.
>>
>> Both of my parents came to the United States in 1952, from Lodz, Poland.
>> My parents were both survivors of Hitler's concentration camps, and were
>> the only members of their respective families to survive.(They each had 7
>> brothers and sisters) Before the war, Lodz had the second largest Jewish
>> community in Europe. As of 1939, there were 230,000 Jews in Lodz. The
>> Germans moved them all into one area of the city, and walled it off.
>> Eventually, an additional 25,000 people were brought in (20,000 Jews, and
>> 5,000 Gypsies). The Germans then systematically starved and killed them.
>>
>> Beginning in January of 1942, the Germans began transporting Jews from
>> Lodz to the Chelmno death camp, at a rate of approximately 1,000 a day.
>> Within 3 weeks, over 10,000 people had been transported. Between February
>> and April of 1942, over 34,000 more were taken away and killed. These
>> deportations continued month after month. In August 1944, the ghetto was
>> closed, and all remaining residents were transported by train to
>> Auschwitz. My parents and some members of their families were among this
>> group.
>>
>> As of 1944, of the original 250,000 Jews in Lodz, 30,000 were still
>> alive.. Shortly before the end of the war, on January 18, 1945, the
>> Germans removed 66,000 Jews from Auschwitz, and in an effort to avoid
>> discovery by the Soviet Army, which was advancing toward the camp,
>> marched them in the snow for days, and shot them as they marched, trying
>> to destroy the evidence of what they had done. My father was on this
>> death march, but escaped by leading a group of prisoners into the forest,
>> emerging only when the Soviet Army arrived.
>>
>> By the time they were liberated from Auschwitz at the end of the war, in
>> January 1945, only 15,000 of the original 250,000 jews in Lodz had
>> survived. An estimated 1, 500,000 Jews were killed at Auschwitz. All of
>> my parents' families, including their parents, their grandparents, their
>> cousins, their uncles, their aunts, their sisters, and their brothers,
>> were killed.
>>
>> Upon their liberation from Auschwitz, my parents were sent to a
>> Displaced Persons camp, where they were kept for seven years. My sister
>> was born in and spent the first six years of her life in the Displaced
>> Persons Camp. In 1952, my parents emigrated to the United States.
>>
>> I tell you this because it is essential that we understand that the
>> discrimination we address on behalf of people with disabilities is about
>> civil rights, and about what we as a nation stand for when it comes to
>> ensuring equal opportunity. When someone in a wheelchair is denied access
>> to shelter, or access to government services, or access to civic life,
>> they are experiencing discrimination. When someone who is deaf or hard of
>> hearing is denied access to health care because a doctor refuses to pay
>> for a qualified sign language interpreter, they are experiencing
>> discrimination. When someone who is blind is denied access to written
>> materials in accessible format, they are experiencing discrimination. Let’s
>> not be unclear about this. The denial of civil rights is the first step
>> toward seeing people with disabilities as inferior, and the first step to
>> allowing the kind of thinking that can lead us down a very dangerous
>> path. When the Nazis came to power, the first group killed were people
>> with disabilities. It is essential that we understand the parallels, and
>> that when we see discrimination, we stand up to it, and that we ally
>> ourselves with its victims. We need not see signs saying “No People with
>> Disabilities Allowed” to understand that discrimination is occurring,
>> and that we need to do what we can, what we must, to remove those
>> invisible, yet powerful signs. Lack of intent is not the test. The test
>> is whether the discrimination occurs, and whether we have the will to
>> overcome the discrimination. I believe we do, if we work together, and if
>> we have the will to identify the discrimination for what it is.
>>
>> Reproduction of this article is encouraged.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Marc Dubin, Esq.
>>
>> Director of Advocacy, Center for Independent Living of South Florida
>>
>> mdubin at pobox.com
>>
>> Mobile: 305-896-3000
>>
>> Fax: 877-731-3030
>>
>> www.victimswithdisabilities.org
>>
>> Chair, Florida Bar Disability Law Committee
>>
>> http://disabilitylawcommittee.blogspot.com/
>>
>> Former Senior Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice 1993-2005
>> www.ada.gov
>>
>> Former Special Counsel, Office on Violence Against Women, USDOJ
>>
>> www.ovw.usdoj.gov/overview.htm
>>
>> Founder & Executive Director, CAVNET www.cavnet.org
>>
>>
>>
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