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17 Dec

Etty Hillesum – The Wrestling Patient

Thank you, Pia, for sharing so much of Etty with us in your “Sunday Mornings with Etty” posts. I hope to see this play someday.

Direct to YouTube for this video is here.

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7 Responses to “Etty Hillesum – The Wrestling Patient”

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Pia Says:

Wow.. Gab I’m speechless. Thank you so much for this!
December 17th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
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Cathy Says:

Simply incredilbe!!! I am awed!
December 17th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
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gabrielle Says:

Pia, isn’t this exciting? I just found it, curious as I was to see if there was anything about Etty on YouTube. As amazing as this project looks, I could not help but ponder what you would have brought to it if you had been part of the collaboration.

Cathy, me too. It renews one’s hope in society, doesn’t it, to have so many amazing professionals from various backgrounds working together on a project such as this. I was very moved to see how Etty’s life affected them all.
December 17th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
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Pia Says:

Gab, I have to admit that the video really affected me at a deep emotional level…in other words, I cried!

Last night I was leafing through the book and I found so many entries that I’d missed, which could all be posted, but at that point, I’d be posting the whole book!
December 18th, 2008 at 11:36 am
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gabrielle Says:

I understand that, Pia; after all, you’ve developed a real intimacy with Etty through her writings over the years. For myself, I often think about her path perhaps having crossed that of St. Benedicta of the Cross at Westerbork; two mystics, two women being used greatly by God at the same time.
December 19th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
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Beth Says:

Thank you for this, Gabriel. Several years ago I read Etty’s diary several times, I was so captivated. Since then I have thought of her occasionally. I am glad to see her writings and her life becoming more well known. She affirms for me that it is the inner relationship that we have with God that gives direction and meaning to our lives.
December 20th, 2008 at 9:33 am
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gabrielle Says:

Beth, it’s wonderful to know that you are familiar with Etty, and I couldn’t agree with your last sentence more. I’ve not read Etty’s diary yet (just passages from Pia’s site), even though Pia and another blogger told me about her a couple of years ago now. I’m going to look for a copy when I return my current books to the library.
December 20th, 2008 at 7:30 pm