Day Three is continued, with the seventh speaker - Iris Groschek, a young hearing German woman, who discussed how the Deaf and the Disabled were torn between joining Hitler Youth OR the Race Court. She probed into how the Deaf in Hamburg were constantly making decisions that never suited them - if they joined the Deaf Hitler Youth, they were forced to peck on others. Or if they joined the Race Court, they had to accept being pecked at about being Deaf. Groschek was hard to follow, because she had so much information in 20 packed minutes - but basically she was talking about Deaf /Disabled life during Nazi Germany.

The eighth speaker was Lothar Scharf, a Deaf German man who wrote the book,"Gehorlose im 3 Reich" (This means "Deaf in the 3rd Reich" in English). Scharf talked about how Deaf became a part of Hitler Youth organization - almost similar to what Wasserkampf said: we thought it was like Boy Scouts - camping, learning outdoor activities and all that. However, Scharf added that those who were Deaf as members of Hitler Youth had to wear a shoulder moniker with the letter "G" to show they were the Deaf Hitler Youth. Deaf Hitler Youth was created in November 1934, began by a teacher of Deaf children, and Scharf showed many photos of Deaf enjoying camping and other activities up to 1940. In 1940 the fun part stopped for Deaf Hitler Youth, and they still supported Hitler. Scary to think they were having a great time not knowing their Jewish counterparts were being killed in camps. I asked Scharf about his book, and he said he hoped that his book will be translated into English.

The ninth speaker and the last one of the day was a Deaf Israeli named Israel Savir - a most lively elderly fellow! I enjoyed chatting with him in between speeches and so forth, but I did not realize he was one of the speakers! Such a nice fellow. Savir told the story of his early years in Berlin: "I attended the ITA (Israelite Institution for the Deaf and Dumb) from 1927 to 1936. I loved my school and my friends.  In 1933 the problems for Jews started, and they increased. My family did not like it here in Berlin anymore, so they emigrated to Palestine in 1934. I did not want to go with them because I loved my school so much, but by 1936 I realized my family was right. There were too many problems, so I decided to join my family. Later on I could not believe that everyone was gone - my teachers, my friends and some family members. My school is still here, though. I will give a tour there on Friday." Savir talked more about the other ITA schools, and other things.

Thus ended day three of the DHI conference. However, there was to be a movie night at the auditorium showing Deaf German - Jewish or not - life before 1940's. I went out for a quick bite and rest before coming back to see this so-called film, which consisted of clips of different films. One such interesting clip showed a Deaf German Jewish actor who used to star in German silent films - he was quite good, actually! What I loved about him was his use of facial expression - he was so obviously Deaf! There was another clip showing the ITA in Berlin, where parents of a Deaf Jewish child brought their child to ITA - one big happy family. There were other clips, which was showed Deaf sports events and everybody signing. And so forth.