tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post5406244316825763408..comments2024-03-29T00:34:36.786-05:00Comments on Book Chase: No Angel at the FenceSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-48436826871596812792009-03-14T13:14:00.000-05:002009-03-14T13:14:00.000-05:00http://www.youtube.com/user/HermanRosenblatnew boo...http://www.youtube.com/user/HermanRosenblat<BR/><BR/>new book to be released in june.herman rosenblat bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10337348801157722854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-9193450812966212052009-02-19T22:42:00.000-06:002009-02-19T22:42:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-3956119723101282242009-01-18T21:17:00.000-06:002009-01-18T21:17:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.David Ben-Arielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271443642557427428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-31257559284920457772009-01-12T20:23:00.000-06:002009-01-12T20:23:00.000-06:00SamI can't dish the dirt yet, as I still investiga...Sam<BR/>I can't dish the dirt yet, as I still investigating, but it is going to surprise the heck out of alot of people. But trust me, this book was not Herman's idea and he had nothing to do with the writing of it. The cabal? The usual suspects. Connect the dots. The news will come out soon in the New York Times, IF they take my "news tips" this time, which is highly doubtful..... once bitten DANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-16295113441977875052009-01-12T19:00:00.000-06:002009-01-12T19:00:00.000-06:00I'm looking forward to hearing you're theory in de...I'm looking forward to hearing you're theory in detail someday, Dan.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-91327032601532892342009-01-05T20:41:00.000-06:002009-01-05T20:41:00.000-06:00My friends here, Sam and Dave and all....there is ...My friends here, Sam and Dave and all....there is one thing i think you do not understand about all this, and in fact the MSM has been loathe to listen to me from day one, but i know the truth here. This book was not Herman's idea. Herman did not write the book. There is a cabal behind Herman which pushed and connived and manipulated Herman to go forward as the so-called "author" of this DANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-23225741183582126972009-01-05T19:47:00.000-06:002009-01-05T19:47:00.000-06:00Excellent points, all, Dave. What you've said is ...Excellent points, all, Dave. What you've said is pretty much why this whole thing bothers me the way that it does. On the one hand, I have to sympathize with the old man, especially because of the abuse and terror he survived. On the other hand, though, this kind of thing is happening so regularly lately that the whole idea of taking a memoir on faith is becoming harder and harder to do. It'sSam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-32810147337813175682009-01-05T19:45:00.000-06:002009-01-05T19:45:00.000-06:00Yuenshin, I am willing to bet that this story will...Yuenshin, I am willing to bet that this story will still see the light of day in some form, be it the movie version or it being turned into the novel it always should have been.<BR/><BR/>Whether or not Rosenblat should profit from the enterprise is another question - at least until he has paid back the money he cost everyone involved.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-3729435262501343502009-01-05T19:43:00.000-06:002009-01-05T19:43:00.000-06:00Glen, that story you mentioned is a new one to me ...Glen, that story you mentioned is a new one to me but sounds to be a very inspirational one. That's the real shame of all of this - so much really did happen, some of it very ironic and unbelievable, and something that turns out to be a lie taints all the real stories because some people do not want to believe that anything like this might have happened.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-40199166296982253522009-01-05T19:40:00.000-06:002009-01-05T19:40:00.000-06:00Cip, I like that thought and still wonder a bit ju...Cip, I like that thought and still wonder a bit just how self-delusional Mr. Rosenblat might have become over the years. Did he really start to believe his own lies? I wonder...Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-17475191208624370692009-01-05T16:46:00.000-06:002009-01-05T16:46:00.000-06:00Sam, I had the same mix of anger and sadness, whic...Sam, I had the same mix of anger and sadness, which I described on The Baltimore Sun's Read Street blog. I was angry because such trickery violated the unwritten contract between author and reader. A memoir carries a premium because readers often form an emotional bond with the author. That reaction goes much deeper than appreciating a writing style or plot twist. If a memoir veers from the truthDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175719820420371551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-23276473567229374172009-01-05T05:21:00.000-06:002009-01-05T05:21:00.000-06:00yuenshin, it was NOT about money, it was never abo...yuenshin, it was NOT about money, it was never about MONEY. really. the old man did for attention. kind of a narcissitic attention thing, he wanted people to love him. ANd it was never about money, he is old and is gonna die soon. Not money or fame. Old people don't go for that. He just wanted LOVe , and attention, he went about it the wrong way...<BR/><BR/>danny bloom<BR/>TaiwanDANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-17477430145399028652009-01-05T02:57:00.000-06:002009-01-05T02:57:00.000-06:00It's a shame that the story is fake and that the o...It's a shame that the story is fake and that the old couple is probably trying to make a big buck out of it. It would have been better for them if they introduced it as fiction rather an an autobiography of some sort. I for one would read the book of it is good. I am disappointed that the publication is cancelled because they lied.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-30068777098483005802009-01-03T00:50:00.000-06:002009-01-03T00:50:00.000-06:00http://www.jossip.com/the-guy-who-wants-credit-for...http://www.jossip.com/the-guy-who-wants-credit-for-breaking-the-latest-oprah-memoir-scandal-20090102/#comment-57354DANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-32662020508595038382009-01-02T23:42:00.000-06:002009-01-02T23:42:00.000-06:00How awful that the Rosenblats lied about their sto...How awful that the Rosenblats lied about their story and that the publishers and movie makers fell for it. Boy in the Striped Pajamas, which was a great book and now movie, never pretended to be true. The Rosenblats, like Madoff, are harming the good Jewish name and it's terrible.<BR/><BR/>I read a New York Times article about Stan Lee and Neal Adams the comic book artists supporting another TRUEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-62782198547746283632008-12-30T05:02:00.000-06:002008-12-30T05:02:00.000-06:00Hey There Emma told me at jossip: "I am not sure w...Hey There Emma told me at jossip: "I am <BR/>not sure why he deserves forgivness, He carried on the lie for so many years. He went on television and lied about this before. He was a Holocaust survivor. Why did he need to embellish a story that was already so compelling?"<BR/><BR/>Sam, this was RE my new grassroots Internet campaign to ask Oprah to invite Herman on the show in future to apologize DANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-12631395068974335032008-12-30T01:21:00.000-06:002008-12-30T01:21:00.000-06:00No one knows all, but those that were there.And ev...No one knows all, but those that were there.<BR/>And even these, know in part.Ciprianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00254338542624853230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-90062035390673331502008-12-28T20:19:00.000-06:002008-12-28T20:19:00.000-06:00SamGood discussion, you and mere here. Trust me, u...Sam<BR/>Good discussion, you and mere here. Trust me, u will see later in N Y TIMES story coming soon, Herman has and had psychological problems, his wife is on meds. They are sick, sad, tired people. They had a hard life. But the main reason for the fib and book was major emotional problems. So we should go easy on them both. They weren't out for money or fame, they were out for making sense of DANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-62154562632995755162008-12-28T20:12:00.000-06:002008-12-28T20:12:00.000-06:00Dan, what you say rings true. I do sympathize wit...Dan, what you say rings true. I do sympathize with the man and that's why I went as easy on him as I did at first. This story of his, though, seems to go back a long way and he had plenty of chances to tell the truth or let the whole thing drop. I'm curious as to what might ultimately be revealed about the motives and causes...or problems involved.<BR/><BR/>And I totally agree that the Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-65361489195143841092008-12-28T19:10:00.000-06:002008-12-28T19:10:00.000-06:00SamGood points. but go easy on the old man and his...Sam<BR/><BR/>Good points. but go easy on the old man and his old wife....i think there are some psychological problems involved here, his wife was on antidepressant drugs, meds, and he had some psychological needs for attention I think. This was not about money or fame or scamming or hoaxing....i think the old man got caught up in a huge fib that then got out of control, and he knew he was DANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-80417180894230816182008-12-28T09:48:00.000-06:002008-12-28T09:48:00.000-06:00Dan, the more I think about the situation, the mor...Dan, the more I think about the situation, the more I have to question the role of his wife. Surely, she knew the truth about the book - and she apparently either remained silent or she lied right along with the man. That's the most shameful part of this whole scam, IMO. <BR/><BR/>If the guy is now admitting that he lied, maybe he does deserve a reaming out at the hands of Ms. Winfrey.<BR/><BRSam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-29839365772095147512008-12-28T06:57:00.000-06:002008-12-28T06:57:00.000-06:00SamWhen you write: "So another book scam has been ...Sam<BR/><BR/>When you write: "So another book scam has been blown apart, another publisher is embarrassed, and all for nothing. Herman Rosenblat suffered greatly during World War II and I find it very sad to see something like this happen to him at this stage of his life. I suspect that his heart is in the right place and that he might very well have come to believe the story he tells in Angel atDANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.com