In honor--no, "honor" is the wrong choice of words. In reflecting the day Tisha B'Av, Ezra staff took a very depressing day off to the Museum of Tolerance. Learning about what hatred can do, especially in cases such as bullying, hate crimes, and the Holocaust in particular brought almost all of Ezra staff to tears. Almost everyone was holding one another. Being inside a replica concentration camp in one exhibit was the one that really hit the nail on the head. The brutality the Nazis had towards the Jewish people was unbelievable...but it was real. The blood of more than six million innocent Jews tainted Western Europe...all because of one sorry excuse of a man hated Jews for no reason. Although the trip to the museum was tearful and depressing, it's really important to know what really happened and how lucky the Jewish people of 2011 are for what we have today. Those poor people, those six million innocent unfortunate people who died nearly 70 years ago...that could have been us. Tisha B'Av is not just about fasting or just feeling sad. It's about being reflective and grateful for how far the Jewish people come through all these years. We should be proud of who we are and never let hatred to do its evil work.
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