Silenced Voices by Inez Hollander6/23/2023 ![]() ![]() My experiences during the Bersiap period were in Soerabaja during the month of October 1945. “Das gibts nur einmal …” will have to suffice from now on. When friends ask why I have not gone back and introduced my wife to the land of my wonderful early memories, I always hesitantly mumble a different analogy from my travels to other parts of the world. I am afraid to and more and more so as time goes by and things deteriorate. I share your feeling about visiting Indonesia. Lilian Harvey sang: “Das gibts nur einmal das kommt nicht wieder.” My wife and I never had the desire to visit Indonesia, the country has changed and so have we. I do admire your desire to write your book and wish you the best of luck with your endeavor. ![]() To clarify: “Ask three Rabbi the same question, get five answers.” Therefore, I decided to refrain form discussions pertaining to the occupation and Bersiap fiasco, we all have our own unique experiences and views of these situations. Relived the trauma as if it was this morning. ![]() After some arm twisting I agreed to write about said atrocities and was completely blown away by the affect it had on me while writing the paper and after completion of same. Quick intro: born november 24th, 1929 in Tegal (Central Java), lived in Bandoeng two years prior to and during the Japanese occupation including the Bersiap debacle.īefore the schools restarted I worked in the OR at Bandoeng’s Borromeus hospital and saw the products/results of atrocities perpetrated by the alleged Indonesian freedom fighters. ![]()
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