«Back in 1943, as the extermination of European Jewry was proceeding at full force, my great-grandfather went to Washington as part of what came to be known as the Rabbis' March –four hundred Orthodox rabbis converging on the nation's capital three days before Yom Kippur in an attempt to influence President Roosevelt to take action on behalf of the Jews of Europe.
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Seventy years later I found myself making the same trip, and while some things have changed since the days of my revered grandfather, other things remain the same.
What has changed is that, thank God, the Jewish people have a state of our own. No longer do we need to go banging on the doors of others imploring them to allow us in; we have a strong and vibrant Jewish state where Jews are more than welcome no matter where they come from and what they bring with them.»
Washington Revisited | The Jewish Press
http://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/opinions/washington-revisited/2013/09/04/
Best Regards,
RRW
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