Holocaust Artifacts Unpacked: The Teenager’s Paintings

[@franlooving4203]

Great story but also sad. Thank you sir for your art.

[@seemarajderkar3019]

How extremely difficult it must have been for Simon's parents to separate from their three kids. But that decision helped save the three kids, though the parents perished !! Sad. Lovely pictures drawn and coloured by young Simon during his days in hiding. Very heartwarming story.

[@paigetomkinson1137]

Bittersweet. I'm so glad Simon and his siblings were able to escape the Nazis. It must have been excruciating in a way most of us will, hopefully, never know. Having to leave their parents behind and live with strangers, then trying to deal with their parents being murdered is something no child should ever be acquainted with. It looks like Simon was a prodigy as a kid. His paintings are incredibly well done, and beautiful. Teachers, like the one who gave him the paints and paper, can be blessings for children going through extremely difficult situations. It's nice to know that his teacher was a blessing for him. I've seen those perfume bottles in department stores! Now I know who designed them. Thank you USHMM for posting this story. We cannot let ourselves, or anyone else, ever forget the war, the Holocaust, or the people who were so terribly affected by all of it. Also, we must remember that the people involved in that era weren't just politicians, generals, and soldiers waging an horrific war, but every day people of all ages, and from all walks of life.

[@gonefishing167]

What a wonderful talent that young boy had. What brave parents the children had. I think all those parents who tried to put their children into hiding for safety were so incredibly unselfish and brave. 🙏🙏🙏🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@pingadol1555]

It is insane to think about what individuals had to go through just to survive. Shimone you are a blessing.

[@magalirobinson]

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[@charlesgoodwin8691]

Only 4 comments. History needs to be remembered, so it doesn't happen again. Thousands of stories like this one need to be told everyday.

[@judithtellerman3459]

I love the greeting cards with his paintings.

[@luzalgarin9518]

Thank you so much for sharing with me an infamous fragment of the Hitler's Nazi horrendous regimen via Holocaust Artefacts Unpack: The Teenager's Painting. It must have been a painful odyssey to recollect such memories and to recount them; they only echo the evilness of Hitler and his followers. The crimes and cruelties committed against my sons and daughters, my fathers and mothers, my brothers and sisters hurt me deeply, regardless their ethnicity and nationality. In Isaiah 2: 4, Jehovah God, the Creator and Source of life, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, promises: "He will be judge among the nations and will settle matters in relation to many peoples. They will turn their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning shears. The nations will no longer raise their swords against each other and learn no more to wage war." My immediate neighbors are Jews and I am a Jehovah's Witness. Their hearts are superior than pure gold by far. They are extremely kind. The gentleman takes care of my trash can every Wednesday without my asking him to do so. They are lovely human beings, and they are not in need of the smallest improvement.