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Old December 12, 1999, 04:51 PM   #1
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> ALERT FROM JEWS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF FIREARMS OWNERSHIP
> America's Aggressive Civil Rights Organization
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> December 12, 1999
>
> HOLOCAUST MIRACLE: CANDLES ON THE TRAIN
>
> December 25, 1938 was a day for celebration around the world.
> For many it was Christmas, for some it was Chanukah - and
> for the Geier family it was the day they would escape the
> murderous clutches of the Germans. Shortly after Kristallnacht,
> the Geier's had received their passports and visas to leave
> Germany for the United States.
>
> It was a sunny but cold day as their train bound for Holland
> pulled out of the Berlin station. The Geier's shared their
> second-class compartment with two very stern-looking Germans.
> Arnold Geier, age 12, and his sister, 15, sat quietly with
> their parents. In a whisper, Arnold overheard his mother
> reassure his father that God would forgive him for not
> lighting his menorah that night. Mr. Geier was a cantor and
> a devout Jew and had packed a small menorah and some candles
> in his briefcase.
>
> "Not long after darkness," recalls Arnold, "the train slowed
> and puffed its way into a special railway station at the
> German-Dutch border. We braced ourselves for our final
> encounter with the German police, Nazis and Gestapo. Just a
> few more miles and our old lives would be behind us."
>
> The train sat in the station and the Geier's watched as the
> Border Police and the Gestapo carefully compared lists and
> prepared to check everyone's passports and papers.
>
> "Finally, small groups of officers boarded the train for their
> inspection. Papa looked tense and broke out in a sweat. I
> was afraid.
>
> Suddenly, without any warning, all the lights in the station
> and on the train went out. A number of people lit matches for
> light and the glow on their faces was an eerie sight. I felt
> like screaming."
>
> In the confusion, Mr. Geier stood up, managed to find his
> overcoat, and pulled eight small candles out of his coat
> pocket. He struck a match and lit one candle. Using that
> candle he warmed the bottoms of the other candles and lined
> up all eight candles on the window sill of our compartment.
> He quietly recited the Chanukah blessings, and lit the candles.
>
> "For the first time in a long time, I saw a smile appear on
> Papa's face. Then someone shouted, 'There's light over there!'
> The Border Police and the Gestapo men soon came to our
> compartment and used the light of the candles to conduct
> their checking of the passports and papers. One of the
> officers commended Papa on his resourcefulness for thinking
> ahead and packing 'travel candles.'
>
> "About a half hour passed and then, as suddenly as they had
> gone off, the lights flickered on again. The officers thanked
> Papa and left our compartment to finish their work throughout
> the train."
>
> "'Remember this moment,' Papa said to me, 'like in the time
> of the Maccabees, a great miracle happened here.'"
>
> from the Liberty Crew
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Old December 12, 1999, 09:39 PM   #2
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Quote from Indiana Jones, "I hate Nazis."

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Old December 12, 1999, 10:36 PM   #3
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Quote from me: "at least Nazis wore easily identifiable uniforms. I am more worried about the Knights the Light Side turning out to be just wannabe Repablicrats/Commies/scum right after I turned in my rifle."
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Old December 12, 1999, 10:42 PM   #4
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Beautiful Story There.
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