{"id":443269,"date":"2022-05-07T03:51:08","date_gmt":"2022-05-07T00:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/holocaust-survivor-finds-silver-lining-in-nyc-wheelchair-theft\/"},"modified":"2022-05-07T03:51:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-07T00:51:08","slug":"holocaust-survivor-finds-silver-lining-in-nyc-wheelchair-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/holocaust-survivor-finds-silver-lining-in-nyc-wheelchair-theft\/","title":{"rendered":"#Holocaust survivor finds &#8216;silver lining&#8217; in NYC wheelchair theft"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b181610cce\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b181610cce\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/holocaust-survivor-finds-silver-lining-in-nyc-wheelchair-theft\/#%E2%80%9CHolocaust_survivor_finds_%E2%80%98silver_lining_in_NYC_wheelchair_theft%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Holocaust survivor finds &#8216;silver lining&#8217; in NYC wheelchair theft&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHolocaust_survivor_finds_%E2%80%98silver_lining_in_NYC_wheelchair_theft%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Holocaust survivor finds &#8216;silver lining&#8217; in NYC wheelchair theft&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The 96-year-old Manhattan man whose electric wheelchair was stolen from outside his doctor\u2019s office condemned the crook for the outrageous crime \u2014 but said there\u2019s a \u201csilver lining\u201d from Tuesday\u2019s theft. <\/p>\n<p>Eric Plan, an Austrian native who survived the Holocaust, told The Post in a Friday interview that he\u2019s not really bothered by the loss of his $2,500 wheelchair, though he is questioning why somebody would snatch one from a handic<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed person. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say that stealing a wheelchair for the value of it, it\u2019s not important. It\u2019s an old wheelchair without much value in my opinion,\u201d Plan said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut to steal a wheelchair from a handicapped person who is going to come out and obviously cannot walk, and has to face the situation to get home \u2026 It\u2019s a very difficult thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a very simple moral thing that shouldn\u2019t be done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Plan said that he arrived at the medical office on West End Avenue near 73rd Street at about 8 a.m. and left his wheelchair outside as he usually does.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/wheelchair-theft-468.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Eric Plan tried to find the 'silver lining' in the heinous crime.\" class=\"wp-image-22177423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/wheelchair-theft-468.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/wheelchair-theft-468.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/wheelchair-theft-468.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Eric Plan tried to find the \u2018silver lining\u2019 in the heinous crime.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ABC7<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI park it by the door \u2026 because there was a s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> and I couldn\u2019t go in with the wheelchair,\u201d Plan explained.<\/p>\n<p>The senior was inside for a roughly two-hour procedure, and when he came out his wheelchair was gone.<\/p>\n<p>Surveillance footage released by the NYPD Thursday shows the still-at-large suspect rolling down the sidewalk on West End Avenue aboard the stolen wheels.<\/p>\n<p>Plan reported the incident to the NYPD and took a taxi home to his Upper West Side apartment. He plans on getting a new wheelchair, but said the extra exercise he is getting in the meantime is actually good for his health.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a silver lining actually because everybody is always telling me you have to walk,\u201d he said.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m 96 years old and I have a balance problem, very severe. I can walk with a walker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Plan said he\u2019s been overwhelmed by the community support he\u2019s received since the theft. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI must say one thing. Everybody was trying to be very helpful and it makes me feel very good. I don\u2019t care that much about the value of the wheelchair \u2026 it\u2019s an old wheelchair,\u201d Plan said over the phone.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/wheelchair-theft-385.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Survilliance footage shows the alleged thieve taking Eric Plan\u2019s electric wheelchair on a stroll ride.\" class=\"wp-image-22176802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/wheelchair-theft-385.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/wheelchair-theft-385.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/wheelchair-theft-385.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Surveillance footage shows the alleged thieve taking Eric Plan\u2019s electric wheelchair on a stroll ride.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">DCPI<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cEven an organization called me up and said, \u2018we\u2019ll try to get you a new wheelchair,&#8217;\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said \u2018no thank you, but can you make me younger?,&#8217;\u201d Plan cracked.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s typical for New York. When there is something very serious, people stick together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Plan came to the city in the 1950s to start a career as a land surveyor and said the outpouring of support he has received recently reminded him of the warm welcome he got when he first arrived in the US.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I came to New York I got a job im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely,\u201d he recounted. \u201cIn America it seems a person who wants to work and wants to deliver something has a great chance; much easier than anyplace else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Plan was relentlessly optimistic about his new life in Manhattan after surviving the Nazi Holocaust, even as many of his loved ones lost their lives. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI put those things behind me. Of course it\u2019s in my memory, I lost my family and so on, but I don\u2019t think too much about it anymore,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA person cannot live on and on [with] the nightmares [indistinguishable]. It\u2019s over. It\u2019s a new life.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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