This is a touching obituary for a San Francisco tailor who survived the Holocaust. I cannot begin to imagine how difficult his life was, nevertheless, he came to America, put his kids through school, and ran a successful business for years. More importantly, he worked hard to make the people around him happy.

I'm linking to this story not only because I think it's a wonderful piece of history, it's also an important reminder of how people work to create a beautiful life, even despite horrible circumstances.

I was also amazed at this quote. Maybe it could serve as a reminder that there is never an excuse for torturing other human beings.

We all asked, where is God? Why did he allow this? Making people prance naked in front of soldiers back and forth and such," Esther Jachimowicz said. "I don't know. That smart I'm not."