Chanukah in Bergen Belsen
by Libi AstaireThe rabbi was desperately looking for a small light in the sea of dark despair.
The rabbi was desperately looking for a small light in the sea of dark despair.
We had been helped by God, even in this forsaken little camp at Nieder-Orschel.
With the help of God, the Jewish people will outlive their cruel foes and emerge triumphant in the end.
As in the Time of the Maccabees, a great miracle happened.
A concentration camp survivor recalls the ingenuity behind a memorable Chanukah observance.