SPIRITUAL RESISTANCE DURING THE HOLOCAUST | Unknown Stories Podcast

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Torabox invites you to rediscover the Holocaust from a little-known perspective. While much is said about the courageous armed resistance of the partisans and the Warsaw Ghetto, few know of the courageous spiritual and moral resistance of millions of Jews. Let's begin with an excerpt from the diary of Mocher Flinker, a 15-year-old boy. Mocher Flinker was part of a pious family of scholars living in the Netherlands. They fled to Brussels, where they were captured by the Germans. Part of the family was sent to Part of the family was sent to Achwitz, another part to Bergen. Among those sent to Achwitz, some Mochers were murdered. Other family members survived, while the daughters of the family returned from hell. They found some notebooks hidden in their attic in Brussels. It was the diary of their brother, Mocher. This diary is a remarkable document written by a very young boy in the heart of the turmoil. It contains profound and sublime reflections. We profound and sublime reflections. We see in it the state of mind of a young boy facing a difficult choice. These words resonate like prophecies. Most Jews believe that redemption and salvation depend on England's victory or defeat. Thus, when England wins, most Jews will not say that God saved them, but that England saved them. Even among non-Jews, this will be said. That is why I do not think that this war we are witnessing today will end with

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1. 0:00Torabox invites you to rediscover the Holocaust from a little-known perspective. While much is said about…
2. 6:08Tradition triumphed over the Germans, but some only observed it for one day and prayed three…
3. 12:20human limitations, we could not understand or grasp the voices of God or His actions. We…
4. 18:32objective? This needs to be analyzed. Jews worldwide are concerned about what non- Jews say about…
5. 24:39wanted to end it all. Seeing no Asia on the horizon, I told him, " Why…
6. 30:47the first and last time. We heard him crying as we opened the door. We saw…
7. 36:53consisted only of spiritual ingredients. The voices singing "Bnei Khala" resonated softly, like tranquility, and it…
8. 43:07Mishnah or a page of the Gemara, or uttered a jihadist saying. Feel a spark of…
9. 49:16community leaders. He targeted these criminals and prevented them from finding work; some even had their…
10. 55:25offered them invaluable support. While we skeptical and humanist intellectuals vainly called literature, philosophy, and art…

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