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Journey to Belarus: Minsk - The Monument Commemorating the Purim Minsk Massacre

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Okay, we're here in Minsk. We're at the memorial where 5,000 Jews were killed on March 2nd, 1942. I want to point out the Hebrew date of this parable of Pram. It was Purim 1942. Can you imagine Nazis Hmon killed 5,000 Jews on Purim? This is a memorial to what we read in Miguel. When God ratified the decree of Hammon, it could not be rescended and it came out during different periods in history. So for example, we have a tradition in the McGill there's a big tough and because the decree of Hammon came out in 1648 1649. Likewise, if this tragedy happened on Purim, this must have been a remnant of the decree of Hammon himself. We know that the Jewish people 5 years later took revenge against the the Nazis on Purim. But if they were able to kill us on Purim, this is because this is the decree of Hammon himself. Is one of the reasons why we fast on Tinus Esther is because Hammon's decree is looming every year. Usually we're successful in abolishing it but unfortunately March 2nd 1942 this memorial is a testimonial to what we read in the migilla that the decree of Hammon is looming annually.