May 24 2007
Voices From The Past
This came to me just a few moments ago. Don’t know why I opened it first, but I did. . . and I listened. . . and let the tears flow freely.
This is a gift from those whose suffering could scarcely know any bounds — a gift to the future — which would be us.
I quote here from Tom Justin, who sent this to me. (Tom is an internet marketer who lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. It’s not the kind of thing I ever expected to come from that part of my world. But that’s the thing — the Universe will seek its own way. And its own time. All I know is that we all need to hear this. Now.) ===>
“Today I received a recording that made me stop everything I was
doing. It opened a flood of thoughts.
I’ve never shared anything like this with all of you. It’s the kind of thing that I might pass along only to my closest friends and loved ones.
It brought me to tears, knowing what was behind it.
It brought me to immediate gratification. I feel it’s important and
life affirming to share it right now.
This was only recently discovered. Now, millions from around the
world will hear this and sense the power behind it.
Scott Simon of NPR reports on a rare recording of the “Hatikva
” from 61 years ago. It was recorded by a British reporter in
May 1945 in Bergen-Belsen when the British army liberated the
few thousand survivors in the concentration camp, half of which
were Jewish, most of them were at the extremes of their strength.
The British priest organized prayers for the sabbath for the
Jews. It was the first time after 6 years of war and after more
than 10 years of persecution. With a lot of effort the Jews
organized themselves and knowing they were being recorded they
sang ” Hatikva”.
You will hear them, weakened, starving but unbowed, sing the
original version as it was written
by Naftali Imber. It is very moving; speakers on.
I am so grateful to my dear friend, Alan Wollman for gifting
this to me. I hope you feel the same way.
It’s only a few minutes long.
<a href=”http://genealogy.org.il/BergenBelsenHatikva.mp3″>Hear This Song Now</a>
Gratefully yours,
Tom
www.tomjustin.com
P.S. One of my favorite quotes comes from Dr. Viktor Frankle,
who survived three Nazi death camps, and lost his entire family
to them:
“The last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in
any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”
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May these sounds — from a very dark past — help us all to Light the way forward into a world of joy, love, and peace. Amen!




