The Best Revenge

It's stories like this that are the best revenge against Nazi and Islamic brutality and extermination in particular, and Jew-hatred in general.

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From TaxProf Blog as seen at Legal Insurrection's Blogread on 10/27/24:

Pepperdine Caruso Law School Awards Honorary Degree To 98-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor David Wiener

Pepperdine’s Caruso School of Law Presents Holocaust Survivor David Wiener with Honorary Law Degree:

"On Tuesday, October 22, 2024, Pepperdine University’s Caruso School of Law awarded 98-year-old Holocaust survivor David Wiener an honorary juris doctor degree during a ceremony at the Brock House on the Malibu campus. The event not only recognized Wiener’s remarkable life and resilience but also celebrated his lifelong dedication to Holocaust education.

"Though he survived the horrors of Auschwitz and several labor camps during World War II, as recounted in his memoir Nothing to Lose But My Life, Wiener’s parents and all but one of his siblings were killed by the Nazis. Wiener immigrated to the United States in 1946, where he built a thriving upholstery business. Alongside his wife, also a Holocaust survivor, he contributed to various charitable organizations, including the Boys and Girls Club of Fontana, the US Holocaust Museum, and Hatzalah Israel. Wiener’s life of philanthropy and dedication to justice reflects the core values of Pepperdine, and the ceremony underscored the enduring importance of Holocaust remembrance. ...

“Though David’s life story is extraordinary, the reason we are awarding him an honorary law degree today goes beyond mere survival—it’s about what he did with that life once it had been saved,” shared [Dean Paul] Caron.

"While David Weiner might not have attended the Caruso School of Law, he exemplifies the values we seek to instill in our students: wisdom, creativity, perseverance, selflessness, and an unwavering commitment to justice for all. If he could overcome the horrors he lived through as a boy to become the man he became, then each of us should be inspired to dream a little bigger, to work a little harder, and to be a little more grateful for the many blessings the Lord bestows upon us each day."