|  The
Government of Israel declared this day to be Catastrophe Remembrance Day to honour
the catastrophe of European Jewry and the courage of those who fought against
fascism.
We went out. Hesed minibus came in 11 a.m. Our
dear Day Center clients were looking at us meeting them especially solemnly.
Oh, their eyes, the Jewish eyes. They had joy of meeting and bitterness
over the loss, determination and pride for their people.
From
the very first second I knew that the meeting would be unlike the others. Each
client had a yellow six-point star. It was the memory about and a tribute to those
burned, shot, and tormented in death camps and the Ghetto.
Six
million Jews did not live up to the Victory Day. Among them were men, women, children,
and the old. In spite of everything the nation survived.
The
history revived in the Day Center. Everybody had something to remember and to
tell about. Everybody was looking at the eternal flame shooting up form the Star
of David.
There is no tragedy in the Jewish history more terrible
than the Holocaust. The Catastrophe will remain in the memory of the humanity
even in thousand years. It is our duty not to let it happen again!
Tatyana Risman |
