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Solidarity born of shared horrors
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By Noam Schimmel
Created 21 May 2009 – 1:19pmCollective tragedies become a part of the consciousness of a people. So it is with Jews and the
Shoah.From a young age, I learned that however much the Jewish people suffered and were
persecuted, they remained fundamentally resilient and unbowed, a people, a religion and a
civilization that revelled in community, learning and doing the right thing. I found much joy in
Judaism, never finding it weighed down by the sadness and pains of the past, however
enormous and overwhelming.So when I came to Rwanda, knowing our history I thought that although the individuals I would
encounter and their stories of survival in the face of unspeakable terror and brutality would be
painful, I would not break down emotionally.I was wrong.
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