Who would have thought that the ancient Jewish holiday of Purim would have so much relevance with the Iran of today? Sigmund, Carl and Alfred do , Iran, the Bomb and the Purim Holiday
Of course, in days of old, it was only Mordecai and Esther that saved the day. In those days, it was Mordecai and Esther alone, that were to stand up for freedom and tolerance. They stood against hate and evil and they prevailed. They saved not just the Jews, but rather, their stand was to save the Persians as well from the deceit and ruination an immoral Regent was to bring upon them.
Adolph Hitler once said that there would be 'no Mordecai and Esther to save the Jews.' His remarks were met with great laughter. He went on to say, in a speech delivered on January 30, 1944, that, if the Nazis went down in defeat, the Jews could celebrate 'a second Purim.'
His words turned out to be prophetic, because in the civilized world, every day is Purim, a holiday that celebrates the freedom of man and the renunciation of expressions of hate.
God willing, we celebrate a third.