Wailing Wall

... The final ceremony of the World Gathering was held at the Wailing Wall. As the pilgrimage ended, the survivors passed on their legacy to the younger genera- tion in six languages. In response, we promised never to forget the world’s indifference to the fate of Europe’s Jews, and to assure that such destruction will never again befall any people. The legacy recited in Russian reminded us that many are still not free to live as Jews. For the last time, we sang together the Partisans’ song and the Hatikvah, and were privileged to witness six rabbis blowing ram’s horns, evoking a tribal past that for a moment transcended a thousand years of dispersion. ...