
joseph shleefsteen

naalam vayassil holocoastil buchenwald thadankalppaalayathe athijeevicha poolish vamshajanaaya amerikkakkaaranaan joseph schleefstein (jananam march 7,1941). campil athumbol "ezz. ezz" gaardukal kandethunnathu ozhivakkaan addehathe sahaayichukond pithaav oru valia chaakkil olippichu. mattu thadavukaar addehathe olippichuvekkaan pithaavine sahayikkukayum amerikkakkar campine mochippikkunnathuvare shleefsteen athijeevikkukayum cheythu. randaam lokamahaayudhathinushesham schleefsteinum maathaapithaakkalum amerikkayilekku kudiyeri. pathittaandukalaayi addeham thante yudhaanubhavangal makkalumaayi polum charcha cheythilla. 1999ll 1997ll purathirangiya 'life ees beautiful' enna sinimayude vaarshikathodanubandhichu addehathinte cases pracharam nedi; shleefsteente katha thirakkadhaykku prachodanamaanennu kandethi. ithu addehathinaayulla thirachililekkum oduvil oru pathra abhimukhathilekkum nayichu.
athijeevanam.
jarmman adhiniveshakaalathu polandile sandomearsinu purathulla jootha ghettoyil israelil joseph (janek) slaajfstaan ennum esthar slaajfstaan (nee swittsmaan) ennum shleefsteen janichu. 1942 juunil ozhippikkappedunnathu schleefsteinum maathaapithaakkalum sandomeres ghettoyil thaamasichu, athinusesham avare sestochova ghettoyilekku maatti, avide addehathinte maathaapithaakkale hassag faaktariyil jolic nirtthi. naasi kavalkkar thozhilaallikalaayi upayogikkaan kazhiyaathathum athinaal "upayogashoonyavumaaya" kuttikale kondupoyi ooshvitsile gyaas chembarukalil kolappeduthaan ayaykkunnathinaal shleefsteente maathaapithaakkal avane nilavarakalil olippichu. nilavarakalilum irunda sthalangalilum olippichuvechathinekkura shleefsteente oormmakal varshangalolam addehathe vettayaadukayum athu "bhayanakamaaya pediswapnangal" undaakkukayum maranathekkurichulla bhayavum iruttilaayirikkunnathi aajeevanantha veruppum nalkukayum cheythu.
1943ll kudumbatthe buchenwald thadankalppaalayathilekku naadukadatthi. avide athiyappol, shleefsteente maathaapithaakkale adimavelakkaaraakaan valathuvashathekku ayaykkukayum addehathe idathuvashathekku, cheria kuttikaludeyum praayamaayavarudeyum koottatthilekku ayaykkukayum allengil jolic yogyamallennu karuthukayum avare udan kollukayum cheythu. shleefsteente cases aadyamaayi velichathu konduvanna 1947 leeii american jootha joyint distribution kammitti (jdc) rekhayil, "variyil nilkkunnathinte pothuvaaya aashayakkuzhappathil, josephinte pithaav oru valia chaakk kandethukayum nishabdatha paalikkanamenn karsanamaaya munnariyippode thante 2 vayassulla kutty athil vaykkukayum cheythu."pithaavinte thukal nirmmaana upakaranangalum chila vasthrangalum adangiya chaakk, kavalkkar thirichariyaathe schleefsteene campilekku kadathaan anuvadichu. shleefsteente ammaye bergen-belson thadankalppaalayathilekku ayachu. idathuvashathu varivariyayi nilkkunnavarellam kollappettu.
kurachu kaalathekku, rund phaasist virudha jarmman thadavukaarude sahaayathode schleefsteene pithaav olippichuvechuvenkilum oduvil addehathe kandethi. ss" gaardukal addehathe ishtappedukayum oru "camp mascut" aayi kanakkakkaanum addehathinaayi oru cheria camp unifom nirmmikkukayum prabhatha appeelukalil pankedukkukayum (roll kolukal) addeham gaardine abhivaadyam cheyyukayum report cheyyukayum cheyyum, "ellah thadavukaarum kanakkakki."ennirunnaalum, sandarshikkunna naasi udyogastharude audyogika parisodhanakal nadakkumbol, schleefsteene olippikkendivannu, orikkal vadhashikshaykaayi nirathilirakkiyirunnum ennaal pithaavinte edapedaliloode rakshapettuvennum addeham paranju. thunnalukalum haarnesukalum nirmmikkunna sevanathinu addehathinte pithaav vilamathikkapettu. oru ghattathil thanikk valare asukham vannuvennum camp ashupathriyil thaamasikkendivannuvennum shleefsteen paranju.
mochanam.
1945 epril 12nuu schleefsteineyum pithavineyum american sainyam mochippichu. sainikar buchenwaldil 21,000 thadavukaare kandethi, athil praayapoorthiyaakaatha 1,000 perr, kooduthalum kaumaarakkaar. camp mochippikkappettappol shleefsteen niravadhi thavana photoyedutthu, aikyaraashtrasabhayude durithaashwaasa, punaradhivasa administration trekkinte running boardil irikkunna oru sradheyamaaya foto ulppede. (mukalil koduthirikkunna chithram kaanuka.) vasthrangalude kuravu kaaranam adhehathinum mattu kochukuttikalkkum dharikkan onnumillaayirunnu, athinaal avar jarmman sainikarude unifomil ninnu vasthrangal nirmmichu. 1947leeii rekhayil jeey. dii. sii. shleefsteente vimochanathekkurichulla oormmakal rekhappeduthiyittundu. "pala kaaranangalal joseph aaa divasam santhoshathode oorkkunnu. aadyam, kaaranam aaa divasam muthal addehathinu olikkendivannilla. randaamathaayi, kaaranam addehathinu kooduthal kazhikkaanum kudikkanum kitti.'moonnaamathaayi, amerikkakkar avarude taankukalilum jeeppukalilum addehathinu nalkia 'dhaaraalam' raidukal undayirunnathinaal joseph ithu ettavum santhoshathode oorkkunnu."
vimochanathinushesham, jdc schleefsteineyum pithavineyum swittsarlandil vaidyachikithsaykku earppeduthi. kurachu maasangalkk sesham, avar ammaye tirayan jarmmaniyilekku madangukayum oduvil avale daachou pattanatthil kandethukayum cheythu. kurachukaalam avide thaamasicha kudumbam 1948ll jeey. dii. siyude sahaayathode amerikkayilekku kudiyeri. avide thaamasikkumbol, oru pathrapravartthakan addehathe abhimukham nadathukayum buchenwald unifom dharichu foto edukkukayum cheythu. 1947 epril 11 muthal 1947 august 14 vare germmaniyile daachouvil oru american sainika tribunal nadatthiya buchenwald camp vicharanayilum addeham pankedutthu. prathikalkkum 31 muun gaardukalkkum camp udyogastharkkumethire shleefsteen prosecution vendi saakshyappeduthi. mattu thadavukaarkkethiraaya kuttakrithyangalil prathikalaaya naalu thadavukaar ulppede 31 prathikalil 22 perkku vadhasikshayum baakkiyullavarkk jayil sikshayum vidhichu.
pathittaandukalkk sesham vare swantham kuttikalumaayulla thante anubhavangalekkurichu shleefsteen samsaarichirunnilla. oru thadankalppaalayathile oru kuttiyekkurichulla roberto benigniyude "life ees beautiful" enna chithram purathirangiyathinu sesham, oru jdc aarkkivist oru pradarshanathinaayi gaveshanam nadathumbol shleefstainekkurichu rekhakal kandethi. pradarshanatthile photographukalilonnu shleefstainile vendi evaaldintethaanu. jdc jootha aazhchayum nadatthiya thirachil kurachu soochanakal maathrame undaayirunnulloovenkilum oru maasathinu sesham newyork nagaratthil thamasikkunna shleefstaine kandethi. 1950ll josafinte sahodaran benchamin janicha brooklinil kudumbam sthirathaamasamaakki. 1956ll israel schleefsteinum 1997ll bhaarya esther marichu. 1997ll viramicha joseph shleefsteen 25 varsham aandu tiyil jolie cheythu.