NEW YORK TIMES: … “Are there any Jews alive here?” the rabbi asked him.
[Rabbi Herschel Schacter] was led to the Kleine Lager, or Little Camp, a smaller camp within the larger one. There, in filthy barracks, men lay on raw wooden planks stacked from floor to ceiling. They stared down at the rabbi, in his unfamiliar military uniform, with unmistakable fright.
“Shalom Aleichem, Yidden,” Rabbi Schacter cried in Yiddish, “ihr zint frei!” — “Peace be upon you, Jews, you are free!” He ran from barracks to barracks, repeating those words. He was joined by those Jews who could walk, until a stream of people swelled behind him… (more)
EDITOR: For Jews, the obituary is especially poignant, coming at the outset of Passover when we ritually dine at leisure and reflect upon the past.
