In an obituary, the British-Austrian journalist Hella Pick wrote that Wiesenthal always liked to be addressed as \u201cMr. Engineer.\u201d But when he was asked why he didn\u2019t return to architecture after the Holocaust, he said his belief in God and the afterlife prevented him. The millions who died in the camps, reunited in the afterlife, would ask their fellow Jews what they had done: \u201cYou will say, \u2018I became a jeweler.\u2019 Another will say, \u2018I smuggled coffee and American cigarettes.\u2019 Still another will say, \u2018I built houses,\u2019 but I will say, \u2018I didn\u2019t forget you.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n
For those horrified by the recent attacks against Jewish communities, Wiesenthal\u2019s story raises important questions: Who will stand up for their Jewish neighbors? How will legal justice be served? And how can we maintain spirituality amid persecution? There are many ways of being resilient, but forgetting is not an option.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n Simon Wiesenthal\u2019s story is example of how Jews can find hope in dark times, writes @MarinaSGerner<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/Wkoecanff7<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 WSJ Editorial Page (@WSJopinion) January 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n