Night Will Fall
Dear Reader, Last night I spent a longer amount of time than usual watching TV. But it's invariably the case that if something is shown that has something profound to say about humanity, then I will try to watch it. Last night, ITV and More-4 showed two programmes about the Jewish Holocaust, 70 years on. The first was about a woman who, as a twin, was experimented upon by the infamous Dr. Mengale, and yet survived her ordeal. She was predicted by the Nazi doctor to have only a short time to live, but by willpower and providence she survived. If she hadn't, her twin sister would also have been killed for comparison of the two bodies at death. The most astonishing aspect is that the woman is willing to forgive all Nazis for their actions. Amazing. Yet the 94-year-old lady has many critics amongst her own people. The second (longer) program was entitled Night Will Fall and was based upon the huge documentary film evidence that was put together from British, American an...