Survived Holodomor and Holocaust, 99-YO Man Receives Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Admiration: “Not Only Still Training, but He Is a Hero”

Having power and influence over people can be used for one’s purposes, yet Arnold Schwarzenegger chooses to help his followers by spreading awareness and celebrating those people who exhibited greatness. Schwarzenegger’s Newsletter has always provided useful information regarding bodybuilding and fitness, and a bit about Arnie’s own life, yet this time, the bodybuilding legend chose to talk about one of his Pump members, Nick Hope.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has been the 38th Governor of California. The aptness of his position came into being because of his good intentions for his people. This time, Schwarzenegger talks about a man who has gone through two brutal phases of life where he had lost his family. The 76-year-old bodybuilding beast hence, paid respect to the real-life hero.

Arnold Schwarzenegger calls the holocaust survivor a hero

In his latest Newsletter, Schwarzenegger went out of their usual content type and focused on his 99-year-old Ukranian Pump Member, Nick Hope. Nick had changed his name to Hope after he left his country and came to America. In the journey of his life, he had lost his brothers during Holodomor when Stalin was in power and forced Ukrainians to starve. Hope further met with the unfortunate Holocaust and was starved again. Weighing only 80 pounds he survived after seeking help from Allied soldiers.

Arnold Schwarzenegger thus decided to showcase the wisdom of Hope instead of his usual Question and Answer sessions. He also called the 99-year-old Hope a hero. He stated, “Today, at 99, Nick is not only still training, but he is a hero.”

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As the Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger had seen horrendous incidents himself. In one of his conversations with Jamie Lee Curtis, he brought back the upsetting memory.

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s nightmarish memory

On one of the October nights as a Governor, Schwarzenegger got a call at midnight. He was alerted about the fact that about 570 fires were recorded in California. Only a few hours later, at 5 am, he recalled, “I find out there is 2,013 fires,”. The traumatizing incident made the bodybuilding legend and the governor of the state start the action of evacuation. After things were under control, over 100,000 people were provided with food. Arnie remembered the whole incident as he stated, “It was like it was every place was burning”. 

Struggle and despair have always been a part of human history. Yet none is as brutal as the holocaust or Holodomor where millions of people came to terms with their death because of starvation and torture. It is undoubtedly one of the severest phases in the history. Schwarzenegger’s recognition of Nick Hope’s story through his platform truly made his fandom revert back and remember the sad past.

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