The most awesome thing you will ever see in your entire life.

[gridlore]

A holocaust survivor, and his children and grandchildren, dancing at the death and concentration camps that represented humanity at it's absolute nadir. The song? Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive.

I'm a cynical bastard. I have little faith in the potential of my species to rise too far above the primates that roamed the African plains 5 million years ago. But occasionally, something comes along that reminds me that we are humans, with all the hope, promise, and sheer joy that encompasses. Dancing at Auschwitz. With your grandchildren. This video has restored my faith and hope in humanity. If this man can dance, then so can we all.

"If someone had told me here, then, that I would come sixty something three years later with my grandchildren, so I'd say 'what are you talking about?' This is really a historical moment."

Of course, I'm thinking of the lyrics of Megadeth's You're Dead

One day I'll dance on your grave
Even if you're buried at sea
Till then, till when I exact my revenge
I'll tell them, "You're dead to me"

Comments

[kshandra]

As I type this, there's still a copy available here, and I've downloaded it using KeepVid.

[notthebuddha.livejournal.com]

this is really jerking my chain - especially the shot with the oven. But otherwise, with the paved over and historical marker-ed places where a death camp and the regime that built it was obliterated, if anyone has right to dance as irreverently and joyously at being on top of the pavement instead of dust under it, it's this guy.

[psychoticdreams.livejournal.com]

Wow. I never thought "I Will Survive" would bring me to tears in a good way. That was simply amazing.

[capplor.livejournal.com]

"This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by APRA."

Harumph!

[benkenobigal.livejournal.com]

Watched it on YouTube (yours was taken down unfortunately). Thank you for posting it!! I may have to post in my LJ, too.