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Never again

Monday, 5 May, 2008 - 10:02 am

Posted by Mrs. Nechama Hendel

There was yesterday, as every year, a ceremony for the Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Jewish cemetery in Nikaia. It is quite formal, with Psalms recited at the beginning, then prayers for the Deceased (Kaddish and El Male Rachamim). Then came speeches, a poem by children of the local Jewish elementary school and the wreaths laid by the representatives of the municipalities and of the local Jewish organizations. A moving moment was when children distributed flowers to all the camp survivors.

 

Those survivors are fewer and fewer every year... we are the ones left with an immense duty of memory and of vigilance… Make sure that those barbaric times are never forgotten, and that, G-d forbid, they will never be back again…

 

We have to make sure that Judaism continues, that the heritage of the 6 Million is not lost… we have to make sure that Judaism stays a living thing and not a (only) a display on a museum shelf…

 

We are often challenged by questions such as: where was G-d during the Shoah? Was the Holocaust a “punishment”? Here are some interesting articles on these subjects.

 

And check out as well the new channels on YouTube from Yad Vashem, in English and Arabic, with testimonies, historical footage etc.

Comments on: Never again
5/6/2008

abravanel wrote...

Thanks for the links to the Yadvashem channel - I had no idea they existed. Hopefully they'll allow all the videos to be embedded in pages elsewhere.
6/25/2008

Yechiel Michael HaLevi Goldman wrote...

The Jewish Greeks put a lot of effort into remembering the Shoah (Holocaust) but don't put a lot of effort in preventing the present day destruction of their Jewish communities through the increasing amount of intermarriages. The synagogues in Greece, so I am told, are devoid of young people on the Sabbath and during the week so, we all need to help out the Jewish communities in Greece strengthen their adherence to Jewish values. HaShem (G-D) has never forsaken His people Israel. We must never blame Him for the Holocaust as "it was not His doing." May the horrible calamities of the past never ever revisit us again.
7/6/2008

Maurcie Makowsky wrote...

As it occurs every year at this time that Jewish community of Greece pays homage and memorializes their departed that were taken from them and slaughtered like animals by the nazi regime. All of these innocent people died, "Al Kiddush HaShem" (in the sanctification of the ALMIGHTY). It is not only important with the words that exit our mouths (Prayer) but also the foods (kosher) that enters our mouths. Please dress appropriately when attending these services and to also make sure that at all events ONLY kosher foods are served. The "holy departed souls" will look down in favor not in sadness for they kept these commandments. You ask Him to be merciful, and He asks of you to be cognizant and follow His laws. Thank you.