The Charlotte Jewish News -May 2004 - Page 11 Jewish Identity Explored at the Barbara and Jerry Levin Jewish Middle School The middle school students at The Barbara and Jerry Levin Jewish Middle School expressed their Judaism and their reaction to the Holocaust through their poems. We would like to share a few of them with our CJN readers: Lonely By Debby Farber Small, Alone. Doesn’t anyone want To be my friend? Minority. Why? Why must they stereotype? I wish they would see me For who I truly am. Sometimes I wonder. Wonder what it’s like To be like them. I feel Like a caged bird. The urge to fly is getting Stronger and stronger, But the door Is locked. How long must I sit here, Waiting For someone to rescue me. Me and my loneliness? For Eight Days By Alexander Shporer For eight days The sukkah stands. For eight days The lulav shakes. For eight days We don’t put On Tefillin. For eight days We say the Brachah lashave ba’sukkah. For eight days Is the holiday of Sukkot. The Holocaust By Matt Laxer The Holocaust, one of the worst times in history. People were murdered, Killed, Beat up on the street. I bet most people in the world. If they could. Would go back in time and erase it. Think about what that would do. If the Holocaust was erased. Think about all the people that would be alive. All the families that wouldn’t be tom apart. All the things it would save. Think about how it would change the entire world If the Holocaust was erased. Would the world have learned a very valuable lesson That it was probably supposed to learn? A lesson it needed to learn? People always try to leam from their mistakes. But what if all the mistakes were forgotten? How would people learn? That is what the Holocaust is. A mistake we needed to leam from. The Holocaust, one of the worst times in history. But if someone had the power to erase it. Should it be erased? Israel By Sharon Eshet A land of Hope, Religion. A land for Jews To unite. A land where The Western Wall stands. A land for Me, You. The Dove By Kaitlin Laxer I fly away, Until I see the people Hitting other people And causing death. Babies are dying And mothers are crying. Why? I don’t understand. Why can’t they be like us? Free to fly. To be ourselves. We are all friends. No matter what. Why can’t they be like the dove? We represent peace... Don’t we? Why Do They Try? By Andrew Tavin Egypt tried to enslave us. They were destroyed so that the other nations could see. This did not stop them. They fought us and lost. They should have stopped then. We took the land that was right fully ours. Nations tried to exile us. Only one really succeeded. They, too, were destroyed. Many have tried to stop us in exile. Europe tried to change us, but we remain. Hitler came. He tried to finish what the others couldn’t. We outlasted him. Now, when nations try to take Israel, What do they think they'll do? We have outlasted greater than them. Miracles By Rachel Slotkis The sea did split. To save the Jewish people. God created Moses, To save the Jewish people. People fought to stay alive. To save the Jewish people. Haman was destroyed, To save the Jewish people. Hashem makes miracles. To save the Jewish people. Faith By Rebecca Rajfler Faith When Hashem was going to drown the world Faith When we were put into slavery Faith When the Jews were in the ghet tos Faith When we were in concentration camps Faith Through all these years we’ve had faith. And Hashem has guided us through. Everything Shabbat Candles By Bracha Weiss The Shabbat candles Shine so bright, As much as my pride Shines through my heart. I am Jewish. I am My Shabbat Candles. When I Visit Israel By David Gleiberman When I visit Israel, I want to see the Western Wall. When I get to the Western Wall, I will go close to the Holy of Holies. When I visit Israel, I want to see the cave of Machpelah. When I get to the cave of Machpelah, I will see the forefathers’ and their wives’ graves. When I visit Israel, I want to see the kibbutz where my teacher used to live. When I get to the kibbutz where my teacher used to live, I will understand the lifestyle there. When I visit Israel, I want to see my pen pal who lives in a village near Jerusalem. When I get to see my pen pal, I will leam more about him. With all these exciting things to look forward to, I can’t wait to visit Israel. He’s Here By Rachel Spangenthal People ask me why I’m down, And I say through the frown That I’m lonely, can’t you see? My world consists of only me. Where is God? When you need Him, He isn’t there. Where is God? I’m sure of me He doesn’t care. As I walk and I cry. As a tear falls from my eye, I wonder if my time is up. Maybe I should just give up. Where is God? In a world of killing, a child cries. Where is God? Oh, my boy, open your eyes. Suddenly, I awake For a feeling that makes me quake. Did a dream occur, or a sight Of my spirit taking a plight? And I wonder... Where is God? To make me suffer uprightly so. Where is God? Don’t ask, because no one knows. 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