Israel 37,
April 23, 2024,
Hi Everyone,
Last evening I spent the Passover Seder with Rochelle and her charming family. Passover is usually a happy time for Jews but this year our happiness is subdued due to the ongoing war, the failure of the return of the hostages after 6 months and the problems which we who live in the diaspora are enduring. I never thought that at 74 years of age that I would be volunteering to go to war. Nor did I ever believe that I would witness the antisemitism that we are witnessing in Canada and all over the world. Who are our friends? Who will stand up for us? How have we let these vicious antisemites into our country and why is our prime minister not doing anything? Don’t worry, Mr. JT, an election is coming and there will be a ‘reglement de comptes’. I like the French expression better. What kind of nonsense are they teaching at the universities? How are the students of today so poorly informed about history? At many Passover Seders, a place setting was left empty in memory of the hostages.
Today, being a holiday in Israel, things were very quiet with MDA. I worked a morning shift at the town of Lod. At one point we raced at breakneck speed, 150K to get to patient with bradycardia (a slow heart beat of 40/min). Can you see the dichotomy? We brought him to the hospital on time and saved him . He was originally from Holland, was born in 1940 and came to Israel in 1964. He spoke English fluently. He remembers the liberation of Holland when the Canadians came marching in. My father was stationed in Nijmegen during the war for some time before crossing the Rhine into Germany.
Love,
Brian
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