tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post5346389700657911039..comments2024-03-29T11:39:42.348+00:00Comments on Point of No Return: Jewish Refugees from Arab and Muslim Countries: Desperately seeking mum and dadUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-34502222969501001802016-06-22T14:19:52.672+01:002016-06-22T14:19:52.672+01:00Sultana: What is sad, even shameful is that people...Sultana: What is sad, even shameful is that people do not critically examine such allegations and learn the truth. In this case the truth is that this never happened.Rachamim Slonim Dwekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13008065343326747362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-3655479404428539892016-06-22T14:17:18.542+01:002016-06-22T14:17:18.542+01:00Between 1948 and 1954- the window during which thi...Between 1948 and 1954- the window during which this dynamic took place- Israel absorbed more than 700,000 Mizrachim and close to 400,000 Ashkenazim. Medical staffers spoke literally close to 100 languages and oftentimes could not even understand one another, much less families of patients.<br /><br />Factor in that amongst many Mizrachim that mothers were as young as 11 and 12. Those from Yemen had walked for literally weeks through the desert to reach Aden for their flights to Israel. Arriving they were housed in tents. It doesnt take a genius to realise that many babies died. In fact, during that six year window Infant Mortality was close to 50% in Israel across the board. If we realise then that amongst demographics like Yemenites that figure must have been in the 70th or even the 80th percentile things become much clearer.<br /><br />In fact, over the course of half a century Israel has had four separate and fully independent investigative committees examing this dynamic. All told there were 1,033 babies whose fate has been questioned. Of these 1,033, all but 51 have been confirmed dead in infancy.<br /><br />What of the remainjng 51? There isnt even circumstantial evidence to support appegations of trafficking, etc. The records state words like "gone," which in normal cases would assumed to mean "dead." With these allehations though people latch onto such words and weave fantasies based often only upon conjecture. Could some of the 51 have been adopted? Of course. When kids recovered enough they were placed im group homes if no family visits had taken place during convalesvence. With the chaotic conditions and language barriers families may have not been able to locate the hospital where a child was taken. Often times Olim had never gone beyond their own village and now in a new and unfamiliar nation it just resulted in more chaos. So, possibly some of the 51 were adopted but that has nothing in common with "stolen babies."Rachamim Slonim Dwekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13008065343326747362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-79788425911020542322013-04-27T17:13:50.831+01:002013-04-27T17:13:50.831+01:00It's hard to believe that Jews are responsible...It's hard to believe that Jews are responsible for such inhumane acts.<br />It reminds me of a book by my Autralian friend Alan Gill called "Orphans of the Empire" where similar events are described.<br />And it is only now that the -authorities have asked pardon to the survivors<br />Shame on those who participated in the terrib le story.<br />sultanaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com