Holocaust Remembrance - Tevet 10

Tevet 10 is observed as a day of fasting, mourning and repentance. More recently, Tevet 10 was chosen to also serve as a "general kaddish day" for the victims of the Holocaust, many of whom the day of their martyrdom is unknown.

An ancient Jewish custom is to deliver words of inspiration and arousal to repentance on fast days. Presented here is our modest contribution to our duty as Jews -- in pictures and music -- to reflect on the significance of this tragic event in our history.

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[Lucy0891]

What is the name of the 1st song?

[RebEphraim]

Its a yiddish tune called Oifn Pripitchik. This beautiful rendition is by Mandy Patinkin. The translation in English is:

A flame burns in the fireplace and the room is warm. The teacher drills the children in the aleph-bayz. When you grow older you will understand that this alphabet contains the tears of our people.

[RebEphraim]

Oifn pripitchik brent a fayerl un in shtub iz heys

Un der rebe lerent kleyneh kinderlach dem aleph bayz

Zeyt zhe kinderlach gedenktzhe tayere vos ir lerent da

Zogtshe noch amol un takeh noch amol kometz aleph a

A flame burns in the fireplace and the room is warm. The teacher drills the children in the aleph-bayz. When you grow older you will understand that this alphabet contains the tears of our people.

[englandcalling22]

I'm German and I strongly believe that this could have been prevented if people at the time had done more! This will be a black spot on my country's history for all eternity, as it should be! That is the German's punishment for doing nothing. It breaks my heart because I don't understand how and my country allowed this!

[LaPaika]

it makes me cry... it's so so saddddd!!!

[56Yeya]

I know the actor Mandy Patinkin, but I didn't know he could sing. Thanks for sharing! 56Yeya

[AllieCat356]

the nazis should have all died in crib fires.

[rczerpak49]

germany did not yet pay for what they did to humanity. they still have to be accountable. never in the history of humanity did such beasts walk the earth in the name of germany

[cicojas]

This song brings tears to my eyes and great sadness to my soul every time a hear it or I song it.

[jewamen]

@ur1sob2001 The Holocaust effects every jew, even the ones who weren't affected. It is our duty as both Jew and as Human being's to forgive. I choose forgive, both to Germany as a Nation and the German people. However as I choose to forgive the people and the nation, I choose not to forgive the German government, no matter what form it takes. G-d wanted us to forgive and to never to forget. I have met Germans sometimes that are more human than meets the eye. Even Rommel hated Hitler.

[HUSKY57887]

@RebEphraim Thanks for the translation.

[ANTOONMAKA]

@Halo3Satan C'est 3% du peuple allemand qui.... 3% dangereux et assasins!

[ANTOONMAKA]

@Karenjade relire "Mein Kampf" tout est dit!

[dsperlin]

Unfortunately yes, however we must look and search for those few even in Germany that did rise up against the Holocaust, like Dietrich Bonhoffer. I am a German Jew and as such, although the Holocaust took my whole family away, it makes me want to cherish those good things about where I come from and look harder to remember them,

[PaleHearse]

It's a black spot for them only.. not for Germany.

I can tell you here in the US there is no animosity towards the German people for the acts of the grandfathers. It is easy to sit in jugment of their generation without having lived it.

As with all in the past, we learn from it lessons we pray will carry us into the future with more open eyes.

Be well... and simply do what we here do. Remember.