Queens Nazi volunteered to kill

Valley Stream, L.I.: Voicer Thomas Sarc incorrectly paints former Ukraine SS guard Jakiw Palij as a victim of the times, and then has the mendacity to compare him to our military veterans who sacrificed to defend the very liberties a murderous dog like Palij enjoys in his Queens home. As the son of a Korean War veteran and former Holocaust slave laborer, I must take exception. My father was born in the Polish Ukraine and spent his entire adolescence in seven concentration camps, branded like cattle when he was 15.

If my dad were alive he would explain: The Ukrainian SS was comprised entirely of volunteers; nobody was forced into it. They were not involved in combat or defending the fatherland Germany; that was the job of the German Army. The primary purpose of the Ukrainian SS was to exterminate their Jewish captives by hanging, shooting or gassing, and to work the Jewish slaves to an early death. The Ukrainians who joined the SS (there were many) did so of their own volition, and none were punished for saying no.

My father was the only survivor of 11 children, not to mention parents and countless relatives. Most were murdered by the Ukrainian SS. He came to this country in 1949, joined the U.S. Army as a non-citizen and served from 1952-1954. There is no statute of limitations on murder. Norman Turenshine

Down the memory hole

Howard Beach: 99.9% of school children wouldn’t know Hitler or the Holocaust. Ann D’Angelo

Penn-ed in

Manhattan: The conversion of the James A. Farley Post Office Building into the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Train Hall has been anticipated for two decades (“Penn will be mightier soon,” April 19). The new train station is intended to ease congestion in the current Penn Station, which is one block east of the Post Office. But will the Moynihan Train Hall fulfill the latter objective? The plan assumes that passengers will gravitate to Moynihan, but many commuters may veer eastward and walk through Penn Station’s crowded corridor, on the way to the subway on Seventh Ave. or to destinations in or around Herald Square. However, there are more plans for business development on the West Side, and the new train station is considered a catalyst for such development. Time will tell how commuters react. Darryl P. Miller

At-tax on co-op owners

Re “Fair taxes can’t wait” (editorial, April 26): You got something wrong. You write that co-ops and condos “pay less than their fair share.” We live in a 700-squarefoot 1960s co-op building and pay over $9,000 a year in real estate taxes for our share. That amounts to almost triple the amount paid by Mayor de Blasio and most other houses and brownstones in the city, for a fraction of the space and market value. Co-ops have historically been the most unfairly overtaxed properties in New York City. Please get your facts straight. Christina Sperling and

John Cryan

Paying through the house

Brooklyn: Dear cash cows, aka taxpayers: So the Daily News let the cat out of the bag with the story about the unfair property tax bills (“Your big tax slam,” April 23). What happens now? Nothing, nada, zilch! The story will fade away, the matter swept under the rug. The unfair taxes will continue for most of us and that smug, rules-don’t-apply-tome mayor will be re-elected.

Christina C. Anderson

Friends without barriers

Teaneck, N.J.: To “One Big Happy”: Your sensitivity to and concern for children confined to wheelchairs rang loud and clear. We are certain that not only did the mother in the cartoon cry bittersweet tears, but so did many others. How apt that it was the main character of this beautiful comic viewed the girl as an equal, as a new friend. How meaningful it would be if the cartoonist would develop this line of thought in the future, bringing normalcy to all friendships.

Ira Greenberg and family

Can’t win for losing

Yonkers: I’m a lifetime Met fan from day one in 1962, but it gets to the point where if they have a rainout of a day off they have a victory celebration. Come on, guys, let’s get going.

Warren Isaacs

Eli the softie

Troy, N.Y.: Re “Eli’s defense beefing up in helmet case” (April 27): How the hell could anybody, even Albert Einstein, tell if one of Eli Manning’s helmets was “game used”? All he does is spike the ball! Tom Brady took more hits in last year’s championship game and Super Bowl than Manning did in his 13 years with the Giants.

M.F. Visk

Off to the races

Rowayton, Conn.: Hooray! The compleat story — the Belmont charts. Thanks. Otis Landrigan

Front-seat talker

Bronx: To the NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission: How dare you fine a man for free speech (“Political hack job,” April 23)? This is the United States of America, a free country with freedom of speech. You have a right not to agree: If you did that to me, I’d sue you. Knock it off. You can’t win them all. Salvatore Moscato

Mike, ever arrogant

Long Island City: I nearly threw up while listening to ex-Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s arrogant self-praise during his sit-down with Steve Kroft on CBS. It’s true that he would have to stand in line for an interview when he reaches the other side. He’s just mistaken about which door. Euclid Carras

Pay-to-play afterlife

Middle Village: So Michael Bloomberg thinks that because he’s a pest and created a nanny state that Saint Peter will skip the interview and he will go right into heaven. What about when New York City had the big snowstorm under his watch and people died, because the ambulances were stuck in the snow. Remember, Bloomberg was trying to privatize sanitation. Plus in his first term as mayor he was worth $4 billion; now he’s worth $47 billion. How many back door deals were done? I’m a New Yorker, too, and I know a con when I see one. If I were Bloomberg I would pray that when I die, it’s Saint Peter’s day off and Judas is filling in. This way he might have a chance of buying his way in — just like he bought his way into a third term.

Michael Geraci

Turned off Trump

Brooklyn: I believe that the people of this country have now come to realize that they have elected to the office of President the least qualified person to ever attain that position. I believe they are disgusted with his lying, bragging and bullying tactics. His approval rating is the lowest of any President in history and is continually going down. I believe many of the people who voted for him are now sorry they did and will not vote for him a second time. Arthur Mazlin

Kim Jong u kidding us?

Stamford, Conn.: For the life of me I cannot figure out why the U.S.A. is giving Kim Jong-Un so much attention. I do realize that terrorists with suicidal tendencies can be very dangerous. Kim must know that if he ever dared to launch an attack on South Korea he would become just another suicide bomber. Every time I see this idiot on TV I can’t help but think of Barney Fife on “The Andy Griffith Show.” He had just one bullet. Kim is probably just the same, never mind all that stuff he had on parade. It was probably made of wood to look like the real thing. Thomas P. Smyth HO/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Judging the judges

Brooklyn: Once again, an imbecile in a black robe, who coincidentally just happened to be appointed by former President Barack Obama, has impeded President Trump’s effort to keep illegal aliens (some of whom could be potentially dangerous) out of our cities and our country. The judicial system is supposed to uphold the law, not protect criminals. It’s a disgrace! These judges should be removed from the bench and replaced by ones who have the best interests of the public at heart, not their own misguided, politically correct agendas. Scott M. Smilo

Secure our nation

Brooklyn: To Rep. Nancy Pelosi, on your statement regarding our President showing signs of weakness: I think you’re missing the point in his efforts to keep undesirables and drugs from entering our country. Look at the facts as to what’s happening to our new generations of youth. Wake up and smell the coffee, for you’re surely driving the wrong way up a one-way street.

Salvatore Dragotto

Honk if you’re from Florida

Whitestone: Just returned from my vacation in Florida. I never realized that we were good drivers. In Florida, they don’t know that turn signal lights are part of their cars. And their hands are Krazy Glued to their horns.

Sally DeFelice