tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186348180065102522.post3093114202542019700..comments2023-04-02T15:58:59.575+03:00Comments on Stand By Your Name: Why are these victims different from all others? מה נשתה הנפגע הזהYam Erezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11343180272177901839noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186348180065102522.post-31289267580292211982012-05-25T09:25:58.458+03:002012-05-25T09:25:58.458+03:00Good point, YY. Karen, good points too. Thanks for...Good point, YY. Karen, good points too. Thanks for commenting, guys. If I've caused one reader to question and not just accept "what is" as a given, I've accomplished my goal.Yam Erezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11343180272177901839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186348180065102522.post-21840696725117602792012-05-24T21:02:53.864+03:002012-05-24T21:02:53.864+03:00Maybe different in some respects. I'm not a sh...Maybe different in some respects. I'm not a shrink. But if someone is killed in a terror attack, I could see a child having fear of crowds/buses/going to sleep at night (if they're killed at home, G-d forbid)... whatever the particular situation was. I think it is also very different when someone is purposely killed/injured vs. an accident or an illness. For instance, a victim of child abuse, by a parent or another adult, would have different issues than someone who was a victim of a car accident or illness. I don't believe these organizations are set up to exploit terror. I believe they are set up to help victims.Karen T Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186348180065102522.post-12379570567464484852012-05-24T18:06:17.823+03:002012-05-24T18:06:17.823+03:00There are so many worthy person needs in the world...There are so many worthy person needs in the world, but needs alone are natural and need not always be satisfied by outside efforts; needs of persons which arise due to natural calamity, war or bad behavior by others should be satisfied by the general community - often that means the government. I am generally suspicious of new organizations which are created to raise funds for persons in special circumstances, first, because of the above reason and secondly, most often when more than one fund raising effort is begun for the same thing, the purpose being the satisfaction of the organizer. YYbYZhLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186348180065102522.post-45395375279203409322012-05-24T10:39:29.330+03:002012-05-24T10:39:29.330+03:00Karen, my question is rather whether the needs of ...Karen, my question is rather whether the needs of children who lose a family member to terror differ from those who lose a family member to some other sudden tragedy, i.e., is an organization catering specifically to the former necessary? Or is it just a way to exploit terror for not-so-constructive ends?Yam Erezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11343180272177901839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186348180065102522.post-53836978000015361682012-05-24T10:35:07.965+03:002012-05-24T10:35:07.965+03:00Yam, I can’t speak to the Orthodox/not concern bec...Yam, I can’t speak to the Orthodox/not concern because I really don’t have knowledge in that area, but I will say that an organization whose mission is to help victims of terror certainly has a right thereto. It is not our place to dictate or question the mission of such an organization. Their mission statement seems clear enough, from what you described (I haven’t read their missions statements, so I can’t speak of that, only of what you said in your article.) <br /><br />It’s like telling organizations that help AIDS patients that they should also help victims of other diseases. It’s not right to expect such an organization to help people with, say, cancer. Both are horrible. And unfortunately there is a need for too many organizations such as these. No shortage in this world of opportunities for Tikkun Olam, unfortunately.Karen T-Smithnoreply@blogger.com