“We are still alive. We have a homeland. We have an independent state. We are very proud of what we have, what we have achieved in the last 75 years,” Rabbi Lau said.
Former Israeli Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, a Holocaust survivor, is feeling at a loss this year on Yom Hashoah. For the first time in 32 years, he is unable to participate in the March of the Living at Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland, due to the coronavirus. Instead, he will be joining the virtual March.
Referring to the first March of the Living, in 1988, he said, “I cannot forget even the eyes of the neighbors from Oswiecim at the time. They didn’t believe that the Jews are still alive, the Jews are still marching, full of vitality and even singing Hatikva,” Arutz 7 reported.
Rabbi Lau also has a message for anti-Semites, taken from the coronavirus, which doesn’t discriminate between one nation and another.
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
URGENT: Help Israelis Fight Coronavirus!
Donate to the Israel Coronavirus Relief Fund. The deadly virus is surging in Israel. While all Israelis are affected, the poor, elderly and seriously ill are highly at risk.
Israeli soldiers, security officers and medical care providers are in danger. At this time, Coronavirus poses a greater threat to Israel than acts of terror.
Israelis need your help. Food and medical supplies can be scarce. The country is in near total lockdown. People are in panic. Funds will be distributed where needed most. Help Israel today!
Source: United with Israel
