GMA News Reports on Jewish Holocaust Hoax Story
Herman Rosenblatt received international attention for his story about being a hungry little boy in a Nazi concentration camp during the holocaust who was thrown apples every day by a little girl on the other side of the fence. Years later, according to the story, Rosenblatt met that same girl on a blind date in New York City and he proposed on the spot.
Roma Rosenblatt: They used to… come by every day, bring the apple, have in my jacket and a piece of bread, and used to say, I’ll see you tomorrow.
Rosenblatt Pressed on Why He was Lying the Whole Time
The story landed Herman and Roma Rosenblatt on Oprah twice and in newspapers all over the world. They also got a book and movie deal. However, the story wasn’t true.
GMA Reporter on Holocaust Hoax Story: Why did you do it? Why did you tell such a big lie to so many people for so long?
Jewish Rosenblatt Lying: It wasn’t a lie. It was my imagination. In my imagination, In my mind, I believed it. Even now I believe it. That she was there and he threw the apple to me.
GMA Reporter on Holocaust Hoax: How can you say it wasn’t a lie? It wasn’t true, and you know it’s not true.
Jewish Rosenblatt Lying: Yes, it’s not true, but in my imagination, it was true.
Rosenblatt says he made the story up to give people hope and to promote understanding about the Holocaust. But members of his own family say his real motivation… was money.
Did Rosenblatt Create the Hoax for the Money?
GMA Reporter on Holocaust Hoax: So you were not motivated in any way by money?
Jewish Rosenblatt Lying: No.
GMA Reporter on Holocaust Hoax: This is from your son. He said that he knew you were lying for years and he couldn’t get you to stop. Here’s his quote. “It was always hurtful. My father is a man who I don’t know.” How do you respond to that?
Jewish Rosenblatt Lying: I don’t know. I can’t respond to it. I don’t know why he said that.
Herman and Roma Rosenblatt told their false story publicly for more than a decade. But it all fell apart about six weeks ago.
GMA Reporter on Holocaust Hoax: Why did your wife agree to go along with this? Did she ever express any reservations?
Jewish Rosenblatt Lying: Because she loves me.
