I would like to have people think about how very small the world is and the Jewish world is even smaller.
Last Sunday evening (Aug. 11) was the end of Tisha b’Av and Debby and I were at K.I. to see the movie “The Long Way Home” (narrated by Morgan Freeman) that was shown before Havdalah and the end of the fast day.
This movie was about the survivors from the death camps and their trials and tribulations and how they, despite horrific circumstances, made it through the ordeal.
It was quite a moving movie and there were Kleenex tissues frequently used due to the topic and the actual footage shown.
Part of the movie was the footage from the famous Exodus 1947 ship and showed the damage the British inflicted upon the vessel with its unarmed human cargo.
Now, here is the uncanny part.
I was wishing my Israeli alarm supplier a Shavua Tov (good week) as I frequently do (I have asked “How many of your customers wish you a Shavua Tov?” And his response is “Joe you are the ONLY one”) and informed him about the movie I had just seen about what occurred to the camp survivors and how they made it from the death camps to the displaced persons camps and eventually FREEDOM.
I was stunned when he then told me his parents were on board that very vessel and despite having hand-to-hand combat with the British soldiers through the night, they were forced to return back to Germany.
Despite the odds, eventually they made it to Israel and helped to build the state of Israel.
His company is now one of the leading wireless technology security data companies in the world!
Am Yisroel Chai!!
Joe Pfefer
Overland Park, Kansas
