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irisblue

(32,982 posts) Sun Dec 22, 2019, 11:18 AM Dec 2019

Menorah in Nazi Germany 1932

Yad Vashem (@yadvashem) Tweeted:
#ArtifactOfTheWeek
Discover the story behind the iconic photograph of a #Hanukkah #menorah with Nazi flags flying in the background in 1932: https://t.co/YwRXdZRc0w

"Death to Judah"
So the flag says
"Judah will live forever"
So the light answers https://t.co/BwIKFrlOSt

Link to tweet

A light unto the generations.

(Cross posting to GD)

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Menorah in Nazi Germany 1932 (Original Post) irisblue Dec 2019 OP

So terribly sad, but gives hope and stands for courage too n/t DonaldsRump Dec 2019 #1

The story gave me goose bumps and misty eyes as I read it irisblue Dec 2019 #2

From the article at the link: madaboutharry Dec 2019 #3

Happy Holidays! Let there be light that lasts forever! Backseat Driver Dec 2019 #4

DonaldsRump

(7,715 posts)

1. So terribly sad, but gives hope and stands for courage too n/t

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sun Dec 22, 2019, 11:28 AM

Dec 2019

irisblue

(32,982 posts)

2. The story gave me goose bumps and misty eyes as I read it

Reply to DonaldsRump (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 22, 2019, 11:30 AM

Dec 2019

madaboutharry

(40,212 posts)

3. From the article at the link:

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sun Dec 22, 2019, 12:16 PM

Dec 2019

"When the tension and violence in the city intensified, the Rabbi responded to the pleas of his community to flee with his wife Rachel and their three children and make their way to Eretz Israel. Before their departure, Rabbi Posner was able to convince many of his congregants to leave as well and indeed most managed to leave for Eretz Israel or the United States. The Posner family left Germany in 1933 and arrived in Eretz Israel in 1934."

Yes indeed, A light unto the generations.

Backseat Driver

(4,393 posts)

4. Happy Holidays! Let there be light that lasts forever!

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sun Dec 22, 2019, 12:42 PM

Dec 2019

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