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Senior Member
Join Date: May 27, 1999
Posts: 727
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JPFO Alerts wrote:
> > ALERT FROM JEWS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF FIREARMS OWNERSHIP > America's Aggressive Civil Rights Organization > > 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership > PO Box 270143 > Hartford, Wisconsin 53027 > > Phone: 262-673-9745 > Fax: 262-673-9746 > http://www.jpfo.org/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > To subscribe to JPFO Alerts: send a blank e-mail to: > > jpfo_alerts-subscribe@topica.com > > To Un-subscribe to JPFO Alerts: send a blank e-mail to: > > jpfo_alerts-unsubscribe@topica.com > > In either case, respond to the confirmation message you will > get back. |
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Staff
Join Date: November 2, 1998
Location: California
Posts: 13,263
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Quote from Indiana Jones, "I hate Nazis."
------------------ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt |
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Staff Alumnus
Join Date: December 6, 1999
Location: Nashville, TN
Posts: 7,031
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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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Senior Member
Join Date: October 25, 1999
Location: South PA, USA
Posts: 406
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Beautiful Story There.
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