“Judea dies’, thus says the banner. ‘Judea will live forever’, thus respond the lights”
Friday December 11 1931 was the eighth and final night of Chanukkah, and Rabbi Akiva Boruch Posner, Doctor of Philosophy from Halle-Wittenberg University, struck a match and lit the Menorah. His home was across the way from the headquarters of the local Nazi Party. Rabbi Posner’s wife, Rachel, took a photo of the view from her window. When the film had been processed and returned to her in early 1931, she wrote a few lines in German on the back.
“Juda verrecke, die Fahne spricht. Juda lebt ewig, erwidert das Licht”
“Chanukah, 5692. ‘Judea dies’, thus says the banner. ‘Judea will live forever’, thus respond the lights.”
What came next was humanity at its more depraved. Today is Holocaust Memorial Day.
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Posted: 27th, January 2019 | In: Key Posts, News Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
