“Oh! My Papa”*
Happy Fathers Day
On this Fathers Day, I wish to honor my Father (obm) and re-post this piece I put out once before
Sam Fox, My Father, A Holocaust Survivor
1924 – 2015
I wish to share with you some of the many lessons I was privileged to learn from my Father. May these lessons inspire you as much as they have inspired me.
When asked by my Brother, “What is the secret to a successful and happy life?”, despite having experienced the Holocaust, in which he lost his parents and five siblings….despite then sitting in a wheelchair because of a paralyzing stroke….. despite that his wife, my Mother, was dying in the other room…..He said
“In life some people have it easy and make it hard and some people have it hard and make it easy”
The value of charity
“When I first came to America I had nothing, yet I always gave to charity. When I did, it always made me feel rich.” – from an acceptance speech upon receiving an award
The value of the pursuit of good
“The pursuit of the good is the noblest of character builders and one of the sources of true gratification”. There are other things in life besides self-interest. Personal involvement in others challenges, in community affairs are the greatest sources of personal achievement and success. Too many people refuse to understand what it means to be involved and to help others. They are truly missing something. There is nothing as gratifying and self-fulfilling as helping others. Why don’t you try it? If you do, I can assure you that you will arrive at a similar conclusion. Try it, you will like it”. – from another acceptance speech upon receiving an award
These were just some of his words. The valuable lessons learned by all who had the privilege of knowing him, came from watching him turn those words into deeds.
*Listen to Eddie Fisher’s beautiful song
Be Good Do Good Think Good
The Spinning Rabbi - Heart & Soul 
You were so lucky to have him as your father!
YES I Was
That was beautiful Fred.
Thank you Catherine
Fred…what a wise man your father was and his words are ones I hope to always live by.
Thank you and i certainly agree
Inspiring words and song. Thank you ! happy Father’s Day !
thank you and Thank you Gunilla
Happy father day wishes to my good friend.
Love the Eddie Fisher rendition.
Thank You Beni and to you as well
Happy Father’s Day Fred
Thank you Bob it’s been a long time
So Beautiful as always
Thank You Helen
Thank you, Fred – such as we all would do well to more emulate your Dad.
Happy Father’s Day, my friend.
Thank you and to you as well
And, my father knew Eddie Fisher as a friend and musical arranger for his NBC TV show early 1950s. And, I knew your father Sam Fox growing up with you in Bayside NY. A Wonderful Life.
great memories
Beautiful. Inspiring. Well done, Mr. Fox.
Thank you Jocko
Very true words. This song brings back memories of the innocent days, we’ll said
very true