I admire the tells of this title, a finalty that speaks of
end times – in the story of the Jews the drama never recedes. (Certainly that
has been my own considerable personal experience!)
In each generation there exists, as foretold, thirty-six
just souls who like a dispersed battalion of prophets submerges the self and
elevates the cause; in this case the survival of good Jews who are defined by
their righteous practices.
Me, I’m drawn to this book, written by Andre Schwarz-Bart,
because it delivers on a message that makes sense to me on this level: karma.
Acts taken now and in the past that are not visible to the naked eye; we are
not so simple, we creatures. We all have been affected by those who have gone
before, and those who play that special role in our lives today, and will so in
the future.
It is a humbling notion to think that we are to honor the just
souls, that, in the spirit of the myth given voice in this powerful novel that
takes us to some of the darkest moments in human history, throughout time we
will be blessed with “The Last of the Just,” the gift of their power and sacrifice.
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