The Necessity to Remember.
by Steven Shamrak.
Since the end of WW2, May 2 has been established
as an auspicious day, Yom Hashoa – Day of Remembrance, in the Jewish calendar!
It is one day each year when Jews around the world remember the six million Jewish lives
that were lost during the Holocaust. It must never happen again; we say it
again and again. Please remind your friends and members of your family.
Israeli and other politicians especially need this reminder. It seems that they
have forgotten it! Someone wrote:
“When
my grandfather left Europe in 1935,
graffiti
on the walls was saying:
Jews, go to Palestine!
And
now, when I visit Europe, the graffiti says:
Jews, get out of
Palestine!
What
short memories these Europeans have!”
Palestine is Jewish land! The sooner we
all realise it, the sooner we’ll be able to free Eretz-Israel of its enemies
and peace come to Israel. It is time to look for workable, alternative
solutions to the conflict. The bogus peace process does not work. It is easier
to deter external enemies! We said “Never again”, but have continued to allow
enemies of the Jews to terrorise Israel for 60 years.
At the same time, non-Jews must realize that the remembrance
of the Holocaust is not about Jews only. It is also about death of 20 million
Russians, 10 million Christians including 1,900 Catholic priests who were
murdered, massacred, raped, burned, starved and humiliated by Nazis with the
help of ordinary Germans, Austrians, Poles, Latvians, Ukrainians, Russians and
others who looked the other way or actively participated in genocide! It
is also about millions of Germans who lost their lives it the madness of WW2
and their children and the grandchildren who carried the shame of Nazi Germany.
Remembrance of the Holocaust, contrary to common belief, is
not about guilt, shame or even financial compensation. It is about the future
of the humanity! We must end the pattern of hate and violence of human society.
It destroys humanity and our planet. Since WW2, the world has again allowed
genocides in Cambodia, Ruanda, Yugoslavia and Sudan! It is time for humanity to
learn the lesson!