Smoricks

First of all, I wanna say that I greatly respect your grandfather and I abolished my lurking ways and made an account just for this. I'm an Israeli who had his doubts about joining the army here, as I am also an American citizen and can return to the States before my enlistment, but after I went to Poland with the rest of my grade last year (it's a tradition that 12th graders go for a week in Poland to learn more about the Holocaust) I decided that it's a must for me to help protect the nation that people like your grandfather helped establish.

Does the country you live in help your grandfather financially, etc. because of what he went through? I know that in Germany and a lot of other European nations they do help support the Holocaust survivors. Sadly, less in Israel.

Has your grandfather traveled to Israel ever and what does he think of the nation's current direction diplomatically speaking (their situation with their neighbors and the rest of the world in general?)

Thanks a lot for doing this, it's a really special AMA.