Holocaust survivor refuses to meet son (I am upset by this title. 'Refuses' sounds very cold and angry. The mother, as the article says, may need to put the horrors behind her. Unfortunately this includes her child. Mr. Factor is showing a great deal of dignity and tremendous understanding here, much to his credit. I pray they can both find peace.) By THOMAS J. SHEERAN BEACHWOOD, Ohio - The letter brought a bittersweet end to Sol Factor's 17-year search for his mother, a Holocaust survivor who disappeared in the aftermath of World War II: "We regret to inform you that we located the above mentioned person, but she would not like to be contacted by the inquirer," reads the message from Magen David Adom, the Israeli counterpart of the American Red Cross. Factor, who had found clues to his past with the help of the Red Cross and a vast archive of Nazi records, knows only that his mother, now 83 years old, is living in Israel. "Of course I'm d...
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