Publishers note:Yom Hashoah is a little book powerful enough to change lives. Through this book the Holocaust became my teacher too. We must listen with our hearts and we must always remember.
I was sitting at the counter at the Mendocino Cafe some time ago and this person sat down next to me. After a moment he turned to me and said:
“Do you mind if I ask you a question?”
“Sure. Go ahead.”
“I was wondering if you have a teacher”.
“What do you mean?” I asked.
“Well, I’ve read a few of the things you’ve written and they have a very spiritual slant so I was wondering whether you were inspired by some teacher?”
“You mean a sort of Guru or master?”
I kind of chuckled and said “No!”
Then I stopped abruptly and suddenly heard myself say “Oh! Yes! Yes! I did have a teacher . . . THE HOLOCAUST WAS MY TEACHER.”
And with this statement it became clear to me that much
of my life has been moved by the Holocaust.