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dacy for parliament.” the tzibur, so you’ll have siyata d’sma- schools and yeshivos(!) to be closed on
“But I am not running! I am not into ya.” Christian holidays – things like that.
(One Jew got in trouble for screaming
politics, as Rebbe knows.” “And the second response, Rebbe?” at hooligans defacing his Yiddish store
“Well, as of now, you are running.” “If you can get a Ph.D. in Math, you sign: “Before you deface writing, maybe
“As you say, Rebbe.” He signed the can master this poirise sprach, this peas- you should learn how to read, you dumb
ant language.” Until 1919, only Russian hicks!”)
first letter. “And the second letter?” and German were “respectable” languag-
“It is an undated letter of resignation, es with real culture. In reaction to these measures, the
In the next elections, Holzberg was Jewish Faction in parliament voted to op-
which I can use at any time. Now sign!” elected, and because of a quirk in the pose the government and support efforts
So he signed. politics of one of the other Jewish parties to democratically bring it down. This
“You know your main task as an Ach- (the Yiddishists) the Ponovezher Rov got kind of thing happens in parliamentary
a seat too. But he let Holzberg do most systems all the time. Bibi Netanyahu fac-
dus parliamentarian?” of the talking. Holzberg sat in parliament es these challenges every day, it seems.
“Yes, to follow your instructions to the with a dictionary. Now the fur really But as I indicated, the rabbonim were
started to fly. If you are not confused yet,
letter.” you will be. veTrOy unTcHomfortable with this approach,
“Correct. Now do you know Lithua- Substantively, the government con-
tinued reducing Jewish rights and reneg- and the two Achdus candidates abstained
nian?” ing on its promises. They passed stupid on no-confidence votes in parliament,
“Not really.” laws designed to bother Jews, such as breaking their commitment to the other
“Well. Learn it fast. We need at least closing stores on Sundays (in addition Jewish parties to vote as a bloc.
to Shabbos),15 requiring signs to be in
one person who speaks it well. The Pon- Lithuanian and prohibiting signs in He- Then the Yiddishists got their act
ovezher Rov already told me that from brew and Yiddish, and requiring Jewish together and appointed someone from
him nothing great can be expected.”
TO THtheir ranks to claim their parliamentary
“But I have never used the language! I
don’t know if I can do it.” seat, which was being occupied “tem-
(continued on page 124)
The Kovner Rov smiled. “Stei tsuvos
b’davar, there are two responses to that.
First of all, you will be the spokesman for

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