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The
Holocaust "Hagada"
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By
Rachel Mandula
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"choose
life" (Dvarim Chapter 30, Verse 19)
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...
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On
this evening we gather and tell the story,
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In
memory of the six million who chose life,
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But
their lives were taken.
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In
memory of the six million who perished,
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The
memory of every man, woman and child,
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Day
by day, hour by hour, minute by minute
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They
chose life, defying those who were seeking their death.
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In
honor of the dead, in honor of the survivors
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In
honor of the perished, in honor of the saved,
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In
honor of those who survived the camps,
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And
of those who were not reached by the evil spirit.
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In
honor of each man, woman and child
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Who
were marked for the final solution
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In
honor of every man, woman and child
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Who
continue the chain of generations,
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And
In honor of the generations to come,
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In
the name of them all we now say:
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"The
people of Israel lives on"
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| It is
recommended that families will talk about the Holocaust, about the
heroism of those who perished, of the survivors and of the righteous
among the nations, in accordance with the age of the children in the
family. |
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Read
at the end of the evening
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May
I never endure the experience of being a non- person
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May
I never regard another as non- person
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May
my human dignity always be preserved
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May
everyone's human dignity always be preserved
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May
all of us maintain our honor as human beings.
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