Auschwitz at 75: From sorrow to song

[guillaumeb]

From the article:

The 20th century Jewish theologian Abraham Joshua Heschel wrote, “There are three ways in which we respond to sorrow. On the first level, we cry; on the second level, we are silent; on the highest level, we take sorrow and turn it into song.”

These responses to tragedy mirror how Jews have responded to the Holocaust over the past seven decades, from overwhelming grief to numbed silence. Now, as we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz (Jan. 27), the time has come to turn the sorrow into song — in a sense, to embrace Auschwitz.

Let me be clear: There was nothing good about the Holocaust. What happened during the period of Nazi hegemony over Europe was the nadir of human history. No other event is remotely comparable. It is difficult to conceive of an atrocity so maliciously designed and meticulously carried out on so vast a scale.....

When Jews invoke Auschwitz, the world listens — because we were there. Many hate us for that, especially if they fetishize fascism. Others admire us. But everyone listens. Let us sing.

To read more:

https://religionnews.com/2020/01/27/auschwitz-at-75-from-sorrow-to-song/

And in 2020, in the IL 3rd Congressional District, an open and unapologetic Nazi is once again running for Congress. In 2018, this Holocaust denying fool received over 56,000 votes from the self described well informed GOP values voters in that District.

[BigmanPigman]

1. Tonight I will watch Night and Fog which I recorded

last night after I saw it posted on DU. I think I need to have a new box of tissues ready since I used up almost all of mine over the past few days while watching about 6 or 7 wonderful films and documentaries. People will not forget because we won't let them. Films from many countries exist and you can't destroy all of them.

[guillaumeb]

2. Only the anti-Semites, and the fools, will deny that it happened.

And we must resist these deniers every single time that we encounter them.