LETTERS

Re “His own history liberated,” June 7

I was delighted to read the story about Josh Lipsky and his grandfather, Samuel Smulowitz, who survived Buchenwald.

When I was growing up, my family patronized Smulowitz’s kosher butcher shop. He was also a member of our synagogue.

As a child, I was surrounded by several Holocaust survivors, who were distinguishable by their strong Eastern European accents, yet I had no idea of their individual stories.

Individuals such as Samuel Smulowitz defied the Nazis by surviving, and now his grandson, Josh, visits Buchenwald as part of President Obama’s advance team.

The Nazi ghosts of Buchenwald must be turning over in their graves.

Gayle B. Glazer

Northridge