TEMPLE
ADATH ISRAEL
BULLETIN

 

JANUARY 15, 1994

VOLUME 61

NO. 1]

3 SHEVAT 5754

 

IN THIS CORNER

It was a bitterly cold Washington, I).C. day. Sandy
and I felt the wind penetrate our clothes and sting our faces
as we ascended the escalator leading out of the Metro tunnel.
Because it was Sunday, there were not many riders on the
Metro and the quietness of the ride allowed us time to think
about what lay before us this day. Sandy and I made our
long awaited and much anticipated visit to the United States
Holocaust Memorial.

In 1971, I went to Yad V’Shem in Jerusalem for the
first of what was to be many, many visits. The assault of the
horror on the senses by the acts perpetrated against my
people, our brothers and sisters, by those whose mindless and
senseless hate murdered 6,000,000 Jews and tens of millions
of others, produced overwhelming sadness on the first and
every visit. In the late 1960's, I saw films and heard
testimonies. [Each of those experiences helped prepare me
for Yad V’Shem, but they could not stop or suppress the
emotional responses. And all of my visits to Yad V’Shem did
not prevent or hinder or desensitize the trip to the US.
Holocaust Memorial. I thought I could handle this
experience. As a baby boomer, I was not alive during the
1940's, but I have read and seen as much as anyone of my
generation - at least until this Sunday.

Originally, the first reports said that the walk
through the Memorial would take 2 1/2-3 hours. People
returning said that you needed 4-5 hours. Our walk lasted 5
1/4 hours and we left in a state of emotional and mental
exhaustion. What we saw and experienced is quite difficult
to put into words, but I must try as best I can. The first
floor you walk through (which is actually at the top of the
Memorial - you ride up in an elevator that gives you the feel
of the inside of an army green cargo container) details the
rise of Nazism and German anti-Semitism. There are films
on TV monitors overhead, visuals to read, items to look at
and wonder. “How could this happen?” is a question often
asked. The facts and images portrayed on this floor attempt
an explanation.

I gasped at one point as I turned a corner and
confronted the horror of Kristallnacht. In this section in a
glassed area are pages of Torah scrolls. These scroll pages
are the remains of pages ripped apart by hate and left lying
in the street only to be carefully picked up and cared for by
loving Jewish hands. Then there was a picture of the insides
of a magnificent synagogue and the after picture following its

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Family Shabbat Service 7:30 PM
Shabbat Shirah
Torah Portion: Beshalach
Exodus: 13:17-17:16
TAl Makhela will sing
lst Grade Presentation
Story Sermon
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Torah Study 9:30 AM
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Erev Shabbat Service 8 PM

Torah Portion: Mishpatim
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Tot Shabbat 10-11:15 AM

Friday, Februag 11th
Family Shabbat 7:30 PM

TAI Makhela will sing
3rd Grade Presentation
Story Sermon
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Saturday, February 12th
Torah Study 9:30 AM

Worship 10:30 AM