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To the synagogue visitors,
We urge you – in view of the seriousness of the times we live in and
the heavy responsibility that weighs on each and everyone of us – to
maintain a quiet, reserved and dignified conduct wherever you are,
but especially in the vicinity of your and other synagogues. We
particularly ask you to observe the following:
On your way to the synagogue, do not remain standing in front of it,
not even in it’s vicinity or close to the street corner. Avoid the
creation of groups. Do not allow your relatives to wait for others.
Help us make sure that the faithful leave the synagogue without much
ado and that they chose the shortest route away from the building.
We ask you to refrain from anything that could call public
attention.
These notes should n o t be thrown away.
Jewish community of Brno |
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Menachem Shimoni,
(formerly Emil Neumann) was born in 1927 in Cracow, Poland.
His parents were Orthodox Jews. During his childhood, the
family moved to Budapest, and they remained in Hungary in the war
years. In 1944, after the German invasion, the family managed
to buy places on the “Kastner train” that traveled from Budapest to
Bergen Belsen, Germany. While imprisoned in Bergen Belsen,
Menachem made a calendar from memory, for the Jewish year 5705
(1944-45). The calendar included all the festivals and special
days, and the weekly Torah portion, and served many religious
prisoners in the camp, who tried to remain observant despite the
inhuman conditions prevailing there.
The whole family, including Menachem’s brother and sister, survived
in Bergen Belsen until the liberation, and then immigrated to Eretz
Israel. Menachem arrived in Eretz Israel in 1945, and settled
in Tel Aviv, where he was active in the “Tze’irai Hamizrachi”
movement. He later married and moved to Bnei Brak.
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