Lest we forget... 72 years ago tonight
Kristallnacht, or the "Night of Broken Glass"en.wikipedia.org
Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass, also known as Reichskristallnacht, Pogromnacht, and Novemberpogrome, was a pogrom or series of attacks against Jews throughout Nazi Germany and parts of Austria on November 9-10, 1938.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX-yDo8kW68&
"Even When God Is Silent" by Michael Horvitt
"I believe in the sun even when it is not shining.
I believe in love even when feeling it not.
I believe in God even when God is silent.
I believe."
These profound words were found scrawled on a cellar wall where Jews had hidden in World War II in Köln (Cologne, Germany).
I think this piece was composed for the 50th anniversary of Kristallnacht. This is one of the most moving pieces of music I have ever sung. I try to remember this poem when life is stepping on me just a little (as it has been the last couple of days) and need to be reminded how very, very lucky I am to have this life.