What will happen to all the memories?

Today I saw footage that just recently surfaced about what was going on during WWII. The clip showed concentration camps, gas chamber, ghettos and destruction that until now I had only seen in still pictures. It is not for the weak of heart or the queasy.

NOTE: approximately 50 min. long

http://www.tsofar.com/zofar/mashtap/show.asp?id=7598

It got me thinking....
All war survivors are at least 65 now. Our generation still has someone to tell us stories, to not let us forget? What will be in 20 years from now? Who will keep the memory alive of those lost then? Of those that suffered and survived? What will remind us of the terror that happened there?

MBD and Avraham Freid sang this beautiful song at the Ohel concert years ago. I've always loved it and was reminded of it today. I typed up the lyrics as best as I could remember; please correct me if it's wrong.

I’m a very tired old and worn out man
And my eyes have long been blind
Most things that people say to me
Just seem to slip my mind

Oh but the suffering and painful times
That were in years long gone
Are still as clear upon my memory
As the numbers on my arm

Chorus:
What will become of all the memories?
Are they to scatter with the dust in the breeze?
Who will stand before the world that wishes to deny
How will they believe in someone who never heard the cries?

When I hold my grandson close to me
And his fingers trace the patterns of my tears
He asks me “Zeide, tell me why do you cry,
what is it that you fear?”

And I tell him “There once was another child
who smelled this sweet and felt this warm
but he was taken from before my eyes
and only I remain to mourn”.

Chorus:
What will become of all the memories?
Are they to scatter with the dust in the breeze?
Who will stand before the world that wishes to deny
How will they believe in someone who never heard the cries?

There is little I can say or do to make things change
Time has a way of passing by so fast
Like a fleeting shadow, no one will recall
The faces of the past

What will become of all the memories?
Are they to scatter with the dust in the breeze?
Who will stand before the world not knowing what to say
When the very last survivor fades away, fades away

What will become of all the memories?
Are they to scatter with the dust in the breeze?
But one thought gives me comfort; it’s all that I have left
Oh, I know that god in heaven won’t forget!


This song is so beautiful. If you don't know the tune go get the Ohel Concert from about 10 years ago.
I really didn't want to post such a depressing topic, but it shook me up too much.

Holiday Season

So, are you guys out there working today? If you're not, what are you doing on your day off? Did anyone receive a bonus from their boss this holiday season? If you are a boss did you make your employees work today? If you did, why? You know it will be dead! Are you like my husband's boss that says " Why shouldn't you come in since I'm paying you?"

Let's discuss!

Books

My mother and I both love to read. She always gives me books. We basically like the same genre. So last week she gave me this book by J.A. Jance. The character in the book writes a blog and throughout the story blogging and the comments are involved. I thought her giving me that book was really interesting and a big coincidence since my mother doesn't know about my blog or blogs in general. Anyway, that was pretty weird.

Long or Short

I'd like to thank IAGN (It's all good now) for giving me the push to continue posting. Hopefully I'll update more often.


I never understood this. Seriously, most of the chumras, mishigasim, minhagim I can sort of understand. (most of the time). The town I live in is the home to many, including:
The yunchy lady
The yunchy lady that thinks she's fancy
The yunchy lady that knows she's yunchy
The fancy lady that is yunchy
The fancy lady that shops at Daffy's
The narrowminded that thinks she's open-minded
And The yunchy lady
Plus many more interesting types of people, you should all visit sometime!

One thing they will all (OK most) agree on is that a long skirt is modern. That is something I don't understand. If I wear a long skirt I get stared at and called modern. But why is it that when most of the above mentioned women wear a short skirt it is acceptable? Let's put
mid-length at a side for now because it's simply unflattering on everyone. When given a choice between long or short most people (in this town) would never wear a long skirt. If you're so 'frum' and concerned about tznius why can't the long skirt become the in thing?

Anyway, what has me so worked up is that I wore this 'moderena' skirt this week and a family member turned up her nose and said its modern and she wouldn't go out of the house like that. I didn't give a hoot and just ignored her, but why don't they get it? I never either got it actually and was wondering if anyone out there can shed some light on this topic.