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MASQUERADE

Dancing Around Death in Nazi-Occupied Hungary

by Tivadar Soros & Humphrey Tonkin

Hungarian lawyer Soros (father of financier George Soros) describes the endurance of the Jews in wartime Budapest in his memoir (which was first published—in Esperanto—in 1965).

If you want to know what makes George Soros (and his brother Paul) tick, the clues are to be found in the story told here by their father, a thoughtful man of the world who eluded annihilation by adapting the techniques of animal mimicry. He split the family into separate residences and, with the use of false papers certifying their Christianity, enabled them to become invisible by taking on the coloration of their surroundings. A thoroughly secular Jew, Soros acted independently, disdaining the Jewish Council as a collaborative entity sponsored by murderers. He became, when necessary, a retailer of forged documents. The eventual advent of the infamous Arrow Cross regime (the native Hungarian version of Nazism) brought on a particularly evil turn of events: Soros witnessed the slaughter of multitudes of fellow Jews—men, women, and children—by various methods (including drownings in the not-quite-beautiful, not-quite-blue Danube), but he also saw occasional spontaneous acts of true generosity, which were all the more remarkable due to their infrequency. His recollections, related simply and directly, are narrated with an occasional mordant wit. Disguised as gentile, for example, the author sometimes distributed cigarettes and other provisions to Jews hiding out of sight—and he remarks that, in these instances at least, “the Jews got to see that there were still a few decent Christians.” Many of his people, of course, could never have passed themselves off as Christians (and some, no doubt, would have looked upon the very attempt as a betrayal), but Soros saw that there was only one way in which he could thwart the Nazis—by surviving.

A tale of resourcefulness outside the death camps—and another worthy addition to the still burgeoning literature of the Holocaust.

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/tivadar-soros/masquerade-3/

When you decided to switch "Teams" and honor it with a 6.

Why Kobe Bryant Changed Jersey Numbers and the Special Meaning Behind No. 24 and No. 8

Kobe Bryant played for the Los Angeles Lakers for his entire 20-year career, but he changed jersey numbers halfway through his career.

When he made his debut with the team in 1996, after being drafted straight out of high school, Bryant started out with No. 8. “When I first came in at 8, is really trying to ‘plant your flag’ sort of thing,” Bryant told ESPN in 2017, shortly before the Lakers retired both of jersey numbers 8 and 24.

As for why he chose the single-digit number, Bryant, who died on Jan. 26 in a helicopter crash, had two reasons.

No. 8 was not only a nod to the number he wore as a young boy while playing in Italy — where his family lived while his father, former NBA player Joe Bryant, continued his professional career — but also, he wore No. 8 at the youth training camp Adidas ABCD camp, where he wore no. 143, which adds up to eight

However, at the start of the 2006-2007 season, it was time for a change.

“I started new,” Bryant told ESPN, explaining that part of the reason for the change came about after teammate Shaquille O’Neal was traded to the Miami Heat in 2004.

Although he initially hoped to change to No. 24 immediately, the deadline had passed so he had to wait, according to the outlet.

Just like with his previous pick, his second jersey number was also a nod to his past, as he wore No. 24 in high school.

“24 is a growth,” Bryant explained. “Physical attributes aren’t there the way they used to be, but the maturity level is greater. Marriage, kids. Start having a broader perspective being one of the older guys on the team now, as opposed to being the youngest.”

The switch also helped keep him motivated to take each day as it came.

“It’s a new book, 24 — 24 is every day. Because when you get older, your muscles start getting sore. Body starts aching. You show up to practice that day, you have to remind yourself, ‘OK, this day is the most important day. I got to push through this soreness. My ankles are tight, they won’t get loose. I got to go through it, because this is the most important day.’ So, 24 also helped me from a motivational standpoint,” Bryant added.

>>8001622

Sauce https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/why-kobe-bryant-changed-jersey-183015057.html

>>8001754

So, the Conflict of Interest, of those running for office, to vote out POTUS, takes precedence while they pander to the SLEEPLE, in order to be able to Vote on their Conflicted Interest, is more important than the American's right to Vindicate their Duly Elected POTUS? Got it.