He Could Not Believe It;

When he was 61 years old and the Nazis came to power,

When he was 64 years old and his son said LEAVE! Come to South Africa,

When he was 66 years old and they burned down all the Synagogues
( and he had to pay!),

When he was 67 years old and he sold his house for a song after more
than 40 years,

When he was 68 years old and he could only take with him that which he
could carry,

When he was 69 years old and he lived off the charity of his son, When he was 70 years old he who had fought for the fatherland in the Great War was pushed and shoved at the end of a rifle butt into a cattle car.

When after 3 days in the cattle car, he arrived at Aushwitz,

saw his beloved wife,

go into another line,

To meet soon after,

When he was pushed and shoved from the line into the gas chamber,

When he choked from the gas and died,

He could not believe it possible,

What had he done to deserve this?

He lived a good life, kept kosher, held gagim.

He could not believe it even after the end.


Mike Kaufmann