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Cannot stay silent

I tried to ignore the picture and article of the Daily News on April 21. I cannot stay silent.

I am the daughter of Wulf Finkielsztejn #41996, deported to Auschwitz on June 25, 1942. My mother was four months pregnant with me. I never knew my father. He never came back. I was adopted by an Auschwitz survivor, Charles Kaufman #41516, when I was 9. When he returned, he spoke about dysentery, forced labor, starvation death and gas chambers.

Trying to protect people has nothing to do with the Nazi regime.

I came to the United States in 1969 and fell in love with the beauty of the Palouse and the kindness of the people of Moscow. I taught at Moscow High School for 25 years and I continue to enjoy working as a volunteer at the school.

As a hidden child in Nazi occupied France during World War II, I understand lack of food, income, and worrying about the future. It is tragic, but so is the pandemic.

I want to thank Mayor Lambert and the City Council for trying to keep us safe.

Nicole Rose
Moscow

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