Workshop on the Holocaust Class #5

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What do you think is a greater form of resistance both qualitatively and quantitatively? Spiritual or physical? Is one easier than the other? Does one negate the other? Discuss bringing examples from the class of other examples from your own knowledge.



I think spiritual resistance holds greater force both qualitatively and quantatively. In fact, the age old question of why did the Jews go like sheep to the slaughter is wrong as we find countless stories during the holocaust of spiritual resistance in the greatest forms. For further study see To Vanquish the Dragon by Pearl Benish for a fascinating account of spiritual resistance by a group of heroic Bais Yaakov students.