Jonathan Masl

Proud father of a freshly signed Marine, hospitality professional and amateur brewer.

[Auschwitz Memorial @AuschwitzMuseum]

While it is true that some Jews may have used their skills or usefulness to increase their chances of survival during the Holocaust, it is essential to contextualize this statement properly and understand that it does not represent the complex history of the genocide perpetrated by Nazi Germany.

Viktor Frankl's observation about the specific situation in Auschwitz, which at some point became a camp that connected the functions of a concentration camp and extermination center and where deported Jews went through the selection process, highlights how some Jews became registered prisoners and might have used their skills to gain favor or prolong their lives in that particular setting. Yet, it never gave them complete protection.

However, we must not overlook the larger picture of the Holocaust. Nazi Germany's ultimate goal was to exterminate all the people it considered Jews (Nazis created their racial definition of a Jewish person). Millions of Jews were brutally murdered in execution sites, mainly across the east of occupied Europe, with entire communities wiped out regardless of their usefulness or contributions to society. While some of the ghettos seemed to have the goal of being productive and Jews were used as slave labor there, being "useful" did not guarantee safety, as the Nazis eventually decided to liquidate them, leading to the murder of those considered valuable as well.

There were no selections in extermination camps, such as Treblinka or Sobibor, and almost all deported Jews were murdered upon arrival, irrespective of any perceived usefulness. Being skilled or useful did not spare them from the horrors of the gas chambers.

Furthermore, during the final stages of the Holocaust, as the Nazi system was collapsing, concentration camp prisoners were evacuated to shrinking camp systems, resulting in the death of many. In these circumstances, being useful did not offer protection either.

Therefore, while it is accurate to acknowledge that some Jews may have survived temporarily due to their perceived usefulness, it is crucial to remember that the Holocaust was a systematic genocide with the ultimate aim of exterminating the entire Jewish population. It would be more appropriate to say that some Jews survived the Holocaust because they were considered temporarily useful, and the circumstances of the Nazi regime's collapse prevented their murder. We should avoid such oversimplifications in talking about this complex tragic story.

@greggutfeld @FoxNews

[No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen @NoLieWithBTC]

This from @jonstewart is just perfect.

[Really American 🇺🇸 @ReallyAmerican1]

🚨🚨If you don't watch anything else today, watch Rep. Ted Lieu enter into the congressional record Judge Kaplan's findings that former President Donald Trump raped E. Jean Carroll.

Everyone should see this.
https://t.co/vbnAuyhDPu

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

The Clarence Thomas bombshells keep dropping. Now @guardian reports that lawyers who had business before the Supreme Court made direct Venmo payments to a Thomas aide.

Thomas must resign or be impeached if SCOTUS is going to retain any credibility.

[Gene Trevino @GenoVeno73]

🚨 I'm still shocked that this isn't getting enough attention!?! 🚨

WATCH and listen to Rev. Robert Schenck tell how Evangelicals all over the country met with @GOP @HouseGOP @SenateGOP members to plot with the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v Wade.

[Bruce Crossing @SenatorCrossing]

Jim Jordan's hearings never go well for him. It's like watching a dog chew on his own balls.

[ChudsOfTikTok 🖥️ @ChudsOfTikTok]

Iowa passed a 6 week abortion ban in the dead of night.
State Rep Timi Brown-Powers attempted to amend the bill to exempt 12 year olds from forced birth & republicans swiftly vote “No”

It's not about the children.
They're just evil.
The quicker people realize this the better.

[TizzyEnt @TizzyEnt]

Your drivers license is no good in FL if you come from these states?

[Boston Smalls @smalls2672]

Republicans, you may want to reasses yourself.

[VoteVets @votevets]

"As the former Commanding General of the Infantry Center at Fort Benning and Chief of Infantry, I know a bit about weapons. Let me state unequivocally — For all intents and purposes, the AR-15 and rifles like it are weapons of war." -MG (Ret.) @PaulDEaton52

[TizzyEnt @TizzyEnt]

Wonder where all these radical bills on the state level are coming from? It's because they have been doing this for the last several years.

[TizzyEnt @TizzyEnt]

Hey Akron PD, this you?

[TizzyEnt @TizzyEnt]

Responding to the mother of a trans child who is having thoughts of self harm. Your account going away won't be the end of it. Enjoy what's coming.

[Skyleigh Uhrich @Sky_Lee_1]

Listen to Veteran Logan speak about hearing about the @HouseGOP are trying to cut 22% of Veterans care.

Thank you brother for speaking up we need to be screaming as Veterans from the rooftops this cannot happen.

Pass this message on far & wide.

[UKRAINIAN SQUAD🇺🇦 @ukrainiansquad]

Heroes never die, they will be always in our memories. Ukraine 🇺🇦 will never forget all Heroes who gave their lives to defend Ukraine. RiP 🕯️❤️

[TizzyEnt @TizzyEnt]

TENNESSEE We are all watching! Facisim on full display ( videos from @vitusspehar & @davidhth )

[Auschwitz Exhibition @auschwitzxhibit]

April 2, 1912 | Erna Bronnerová is born in Prague .A Jew, she is deported in Sept. 1942 to #Terezín, where she survives the “selektion”. In January 1943 she perished in #Auschwitz. She was deported with 2,000 people. Only 1 became prisoner. 1,999 were gassed upon arrival.