Purim & Amalek
byConscious of the connection between himself and the Amalekite Haman, Hitler stated in a January 30, 1944 speech that if the Nazis were defeated, the Jews would likely celebrate “a second Purim.”
Nazi Germany
Keep Your Remembrance Day
byBy choosing this date, the nations who aided in the genocide of our people have now essentially recast themselves as the heroes who came to our rescue.
יום הזיכרון לשואה ולגבורה
byI don’t judge those who didn’t or couldn’t fight. But I think we should acknowledge that within the context of a system that encouraged exclusive focus on personal survival, fighting back was an expression of us reclaiming our humanity.