Every time I think about the holocaust I feel overwhelmed and ashamed of my homeland. The number of vicitims of that atrocity is just too overwhelming. When I watched a documentary on TV about these WW-II events I came across a remarkable quote from a jewish writer and poet, whose name I didn’t catch. Regarding the estimated six million victims he said: “6 000 000 has too many zeroes. The correct way to write the number is 6 000 000 multiplied by 1 six million times.”

I really liked that.

In my professional life I was given the opportunity to work for two different Israeli managers over the time of my carreer. It made me proud that a new form of normal could be achieved between individuals of both cultures. Healing is a big word and an even longer process, but I value that particular cross cultural experience a lot.

As the post war generation we just have to do the best with what we’ve found – I think we did.