KRISTALLNACHT, THE NIGHT OF BROKEN GLASS: November 9-10, 1938 Poem by Eva |
| The uneasiness felt throughout the land Did not point to "all was well". Soon, the evil that was lurking Like a cold, dark blanket fell. Then was heard life's shattering sound Throughout the German nation: An horrific sound that stirred up Hell's minions to exhilaration. Rocks crashed through Jewish shop windows, With glass shattering everywhere. Synagogues were burnt fast to the ground And homes were pillaged without a care. They pleaded for mercy and for justice From those who'd desired them dead. While their neighbors, in deafening silence, Quickly turned away their heads. It was a night unlike all other nights For Israel's sons and daughters Just like sheep, they were led away, Earmarked for the slaughter. Kristallnacht was the very spark that ignited the Holocaust, A great and unspeakable evil Where 6,000,000 Jewish lives were lost. The entire world stood guilty Of this crime against humanity Hitler, the Nazis, the Church and the Nations All played a role in this atrocity. The bystanders were the largest group Indifferent, filled with shame, Their passivity and their silence Helped ignite HaShoah's flame. The lesson here speaks loud and clear. Evil will yet prevail. History will repeat itself When good men, by their silence, fail. |
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