Virginia Tech engineering professor Liviu Librescu, 77, was buried today in Israel where his sons live. One said at the graveside service:
"’From our childhood, you taught us to care for people, to work hard to succeed. But you never taught us to be heroes. That was more theoretical a lesson than aerodynamics.’"
Worth a read.
UPDATE Some of the students who fled as Librescu barred the door to his classroom told his widow that they feel guilty they didn’t stay to help him.
As Michael, a commenter at SimplyJews, puts it: "So many Holocaust survivors feel guilty, wondering why they lived when others died. I guess we now know why Prof Librescu lived."
So far, Israeli engineering professor and Holocaust survivor Liviu Librescu, 77, is the only one of the victims of Virginia Tech killer Seung Cho known to have fought back. He blocked a door while his students jumped out windows. If a few had stayed to help him, would it all have turned out the same?
UPDATE Nice to be in such company as Mark Steyn: "It is a poor reflection on us that, in those first critical seconds where one has to make a decision, only an elderly Holocaust survivor, Professor Librescu, understood instinctively the obligation to act."
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