ABSTRACT
In 1942 Joachim Simon wrote in a letter to a friend in a concentration camp:
When I think about you, being incarcerated, I am grateful that I can be active. I still have the opportunity to try – and that is most important for us. It is still possible to fight against fate – even if we will lose. And if I have an accident tomorrow, I can have peace. I will not regret for one moment what I have done. We had the courage to fight and if we failed, that is our fate. And the thought that we have not only fought for ourselves gives us courage. 1
