Holocaust Survivor Saved Reparation Money for Torah Dedication (Labor Day; NJ)
Just thought I would share this inspiring story. Feel free to pass on to whomever.
Edison, NJ - An elderly holocaust survivor whose story is told in the brand-new book "Small Miracles of the Holocaust will be donating a Sefer Torah to his shul on Labor Day in what promises to be a poignant and emotional ceremony.
Hersh Hanfling lost his entire family in the holocaust and will be dedicating the Sefer Torah in their honor.
What makes this story poignant is that Hersh Hanfling bought the costly Torah Scroll with the money he saved from German reparation checks. He received these checks for over five decades, but refused to use them for his personal needs, deeming them "blood money." Instead, he cashed the checks, saved the money, and waited until he could accumulate the amount he needed to buy the Torah - turning what he considered "evil" into good.
"Small Miracles of the Holocaust: Extraordinary Coincidences of Faith, Hope and Survival" is the seventh book in the best-selling 'Small Miracles" series, written by two orthodox Jewish women from Brooklyn, Yitta Halberstam Mandelbaum (wife of MASBIA founder Mordechai
Mandelbaum) and Judith (Yidis) Frankel Leventhal. There are two million copies in print, and the book has been translated into 17 languages.
The books have been showcased on "The Oprah Show" twice.
The ceremony will start at 10:30 AM on Labor Day, at their home which is 47 Leslie Street, Edison, NJ, at the hanfling house where the sefer will get finished, and then procession goes from their house to the Agudath at 11:30 where there will be speeches and his new memoir will be given out to everyone present.
Edison, NJ - An elderly holocaust survivor whose story is told in the brand-new book "Small Miracles of the Holocaust will be donating a Sefer Torah to his shul on Labor Day in what promises to be a poignant and emotional ceremony.
Hersh Hanfling lost his entire family in the holocaust and will be dedicating the Sefer Torah in their honor.
What makes this story poignant is that Hersh Hanfling bought the costly Torah Scroll with the money he saved from German reparation checks. He received these checks for over five decades, but refused to use them for his personal needs, deeming them "blood money." Instead, he cashed the checks, saved the money, and waited until he could accumulate the amount he needed to buy the Torah - turning what he considered "evil" into good.
"Small Miracles of the Holocaust: Extraordinary Coincidences of Faith, Hope and Survival" is the seventh book in the best-selling 'Small Miracles" series, written by two orthodox Jewish women from Brooklyn, Yitta Halberstam Mandelbaum (wife of MASBIA founder Mordechai
Mandelbaum) and Judith (Yidis) Frankel Leventhal. There are two million copies in print, and the book has been translated into 17 languages.
The books have been showcased on "The Oprah Show" twice.
The ceremony will start at 10:30 AM on Labor Day, at their home which is 47 Leslie Street, Edison, NJ, at the hanfling house where the sefer will get finished, and then procession goes from their house to the Agudath at 11:30 where there will be speeches and his new memoir will be given out to everyone present.
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